Posted on 04/04/2020 4:55:15 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
President Trump on Saturday warned that the United States is approaching what could be the country’s roughest stretch yet amid the escalating coronavirus outbreak while saying that the country can’t stay closed forever.
“This will be probably the toughest week, between this week and next week,” Mr. Trump said at the White House daily briefing on the COVID-19 outbreak. “There [will] be a lot of death, unfortunately.”
Mr. Trump spoke as the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. jumped above 300,000. There have been more than 8,200 coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. and more than 14,500 people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.
Worldwide, the number of cases is now above 1.1 million. There have been more than 64,000 deaths around the globe and more than 245,900 people have recovered, according to the JHU tracker.
Despite his dark warning, Mr. Trump also said repeatedly that the U.S. can’t stay closed forever.
“We’re going to make sure that it’s over soon, and just keep going - it’s not going to be long,” the president said.
“At a certain point, some hard decisions are going to have to be made,” Mr. Trump said. “I’ve said it from the beginning — the cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said they will be keeping a close eye on the number of new cases and urged the public to continue to adhere to “social distancing” practices the government is recommending.
“As sobering and as difficult as this is, what we are doing is making a difference,” said Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Fauci is a FRAUD!! And TRILLIONS of Dollars just went up in smoke!! OPEN UP THE DAMN COUNTRY!
I guess if there was a time to keep a low profile this is it.
Anyone think that the cause/effect waters are being muddied ?
You are reading the stitches on the fastball my FRiend.
Heard that. Hopefully the worst will be over soon.
“President Trump on Saturday warned that the United States is approaching what could be the country’s roughest stretch yet”
If only POTUS had listened earlier to the media and the ‘rats this could all have been avoided!
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Yes. Yes, I do think that.
When was the last time Dr. Fauci saw a patient?
Spilt the 8’s.
TARZAN YELL!!
This cannot be said enough, and I say it here and there. Many people are on board, but some are brainwashed and just will not listen to reason. All we can do is keep trying.
I have noticed some of the radio hosts who were all-in on the shutdowns are starting to worry a bit about the economy now, and seem to be saying to themselves “jeez, April 30th is a damn long time away for businesses who are already going broke”.
Maybe our words are getting out there.
Thank you, Washington Times for providing the number of "recovered" cases. I've been calling for that for some time now.
I also think you would be providing a great service if you mentioned how many "mild" cases there have been and how many "severe" cases.
Some 85% of corona cases have been classified as mild according to worldometers.info
S glad we have the right person in the Oval Office, and not another Uniparty stooge.
I have no idea what that means.
It;s just comon sense.....so far it;s BILLIONS of lost Dollars per death!
CUT THE DEATHS TO A TRICKLE....USE HCQ ! NOW !
PLEASE !!!!!
WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE ?
Exodus 11
4 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Are you crazy? Did you see what happened in China, north Italy and Spain? China has never really told us the real numbers. You do realize that. Right?
The best way to open up business is get the quick and accurate testing rolling along with excellent therapies that work based on appropriate scientific studies. I think we are coming along with this very quickly compared to years gone by.
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