Posted on 05/25/2023 11:39:03 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Former President Trump says “even” former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) handled the coronavirus pandemic better than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), his latest attack the day after DeSantis officially joined the 2024 GOP presidential primary.
Trump said in a video from his campaign on Thursday that Florida had among the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 in the country and shut down numerous public locations at the onset of the pandemic, including beaches. “How about the fact that he had the third-most deaths of any state… Even Cuomo did better. He was No. 4,” Trump said.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that Florida had the third-highest number of COVID-19-related deaths in 2021, while New York had the fourth-most. But the data also shows Florida had the 18th-highest death rate per 100,000 residents that year.
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That would be the Karl Rove who worked on Trump’s campaign in 2020 and the Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney and McConnell whom Trump endorsed.
Keep reading son, you’ll get to response soon enough. And you may learn something.
Are you really that stupid?
Trump is obviously delusional, growing worse by the day.
I hope DeSantis has a good security detail.
LOL at Trump supporters. These ridiculous attacks have become completely ineffective as Trump has exposed himself as an actual Democrat worse than the Bushes.
Well I can tell you, from everyone I've talked to, once you break out of the Trump spell, and your eyes fully open to the insanity we've been dealing with, there is NO going back to supporting Trump again.
He's not like some addiction you go back and forth on, anymore. Last year that was happening to people, including me. Now, when you finally see the light on Trump, people are DONE.
“Are you really that stupid?”
Are you such a child that you need to call everyone you disagree with a name?
Never thought that Trump would gaslight his supporters.
Never thought that Trump would gaslight his supporters.
There is another web page that shows the rank of deaths taking population into consideration, where Florida is in the top third.
NY State is 4th in absolute numbers.
Per 100,000 Hawaii is the best, should their Governor be President?
Per 100,000 Hawaii is the best, should their Govenor be President? Texas is also better, should Abbot be President?(pretty big population).
These numbers were being discussed because DeSantis is being bragged about because he didn’t do as many lockdowns and other anti-covid measures as other states, as if doing less prevention is a good thing in absolute terms. According to some on FR, that is a political plus for him.
The point being made by myself and others is that his own state felt the consequences of these decisions that he made.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/calendar/2023_schedule.htm
They need to quit worrying about DeSantis
and start worrying about how to deal with
VP Harris. jmo
But Trump supported them - McConnell, Ryan, and Romney. These are RINOs that you claim make DeSantis evil just by looking in his direction.
Your Trump - my Trump - supported these RINOs.
Perhaps guilt by association is not the knee-jerk reaction that you are looking for.
That’s exactly where the conversation started. Why don’t go back and read the complete chain of posts before you comment.
The vast majority of COVID deaths were/are in the over 65 age group...over 65 population in NY state: 3,477,721 (2021)...over 65 population in FL: 4,598,386 (2021).
https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-state-detail.html
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/
“Why don’t go back and read the complete chain of posts before you comment.”
Sounds like you want me to go on a scavenger hunt while you stop defending the indefensible and slip out of this discussion. Nothing wrong with that.
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