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AP FACT CHECK: Trump seeds race animus with COVID falsehood
The Associated Press ^ | January 16, 2022 | By CALVIN WOODWARD and DAVID KLEPPER

Posted on 01/16/2022 8:57:37 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump falsely declared in a weekend rally that public health authorities are denying the COVID-19 vaccine to white people because of their race.

TRUMP: “The left is now rationing lifesaving therapeutics based on race, discriminating against and denigrating ... white people to determine who lives and who dies. If you’re white you don’t get the vaccine or if you’re white you don’t get therapeutics. ... In New York state, if you’re white, you have to go to the back of the line to get medical health.”

THE FACTS: No, white people are not being excluded from vaccines, of which there is a plentiful supply. And there is no evidence they being sent to the “back of the line” for COVID-19 care as a matter of public health policy.

Trump distorted a New York policy that allows for race to be one consideration when dispensing oral antiviral treatments, which are in limited supply. The policy attempts to steer those treatments to people at the most risk of severe disease from the coronavirus.

It says that nonwhite race or Hispanic ethnicity “should be considered a risk factor” because long-standing health and social inequities make people of color more likely to get severely ill or die from the virus.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apepee; arizona; bias; calvinwoodward; covid; davidklepper; democrats; journalism; marxists; media; mediabias; press; trump; trumprally
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To: Rurudyne; Liz; LS; SunkenCiv; Red Badger; Kaslin; BenLurkin

Well, you see, because Ray Epps was employed (paid for) by the democrat party, (or by Hillary Clinton’s ex-campaign funds, or by Biden-Harris campaign funds, or by their democrat-funded lawyers, or by a private individual, or by foreign governments, or by a charitable organization) “he was not employed by the FBI!

See? Nothing illegal here. Case investigated, case wiped cleaned. Now, JustUs case closed. Nothing to see here. Let’s MoveOn.org.


41 posted on 01/16/2022 10:06:22 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Trump distorted a New York policy that allows for race to be one consideration when dispensing oral antiviral treatment”

In other words it is true.

It’s well reported the priorities for Mab treatment.


42 posted on 01/16/2022 10:12:23 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

AP needs to be sued.


43 posted on 01/16/2022 10:12:43 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“And there is no evidence they being sent to the “back of the line” for COVID-19 care as a matter of public health policy.

It says that nonwhite race or Hispanic ethnicity “should be considered a risk factor” because long-standing health and social inequities make people of color more likely to get severely ill or die from the virus.”

In other words, get in the back of the line. I’m sure glad the AP cleared that up.


44 posted on 01/16/2022 10:13:20 AM PST by ScottfromNJ
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To: CrosscutSaw; Wayne07
The MSM doesn’t report on 99% of what President Trump says but just waits for him to make the slightest mistake to pounce.
Like this and too many other "freepers"
Trump shouldn’t have mentioned the vaccine, he sets constantly sets himself up to be bashed by not getting his facts right.

32 posted on ‎1‎/‎16‎/‎2022‎ ‎9‎:‎34‎:‎02‎ ‎AM by Wayne07


45 posted on 01/16/2022 10:14:56 AM PST by lewislynn (Fox news: the most irrelevant after the fact useless news source...Fake news? try NO news)
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To: Wayne07

I think it was a slip of the tongue but at the same time what is the real harm. They are going to say Trump is erong, any race can get the Vaccine, it’s the therapeutics they can’t get. Just like they say here, it’s a silly argument


46 posted on 01/16/2022 10:19:37 AM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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ALL PROPAGANDA


47 posted on 01/16/2022 10:24:45 AM PST by Pearfect
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To: Howie66

“ Does anybody at all take AP “Fact Check” seriously?

No one except pretty much every “news” org in the world. AP provides talking points for all of them


48 posted on 01/16/2022 10:31:37 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

FactCheck proved President Trump right. Way to go, FactCheck! SCHADENFREUDE!


49 posted on 01/16/2022 10:37:41 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least 1 of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, J&J, Merck and GSK)
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To: CrosscutSaw
I knew this would happen as soon as he misspoke and said “vaccines” when I knew he was referring to monoclonal antibodies.
Exactly this. He misspoke and quickly corrected himself and talked about treatments, but that split second is enough for these clowns to pounce on.
50 posted on 01/16/2022 10:47:07 AM PST by franklog
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I don’t think whites are being denied treatment either, they’re just put at the bottom of the priority list.


51 posted on 01/16/2022 10:48:22 AM PST by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

AP and Routers are the NWO’s base for dispensing their propaganda. For me, I try to Consider the source and always distrust what these two sources have to say about anything. Be not deceived!!


52 posted on 01/16/2022 10:49:54 AM PST by drypowder
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

https://www.newsweek.com/washington-vaccine-provider-says-white-people-not-eligible-asked-join-standby-list-1585644


53 posted on 01/16/2022 10:50:49 AM PST by MarMema
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It is the AP that is lying.


54 posted on 01/16/2022 11:18:03 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: CrosscutSaw

And when has the AP ever pounced on one of Biden’s endless gaffes? Biden can spout absolute lunacy and make laughable gaffes without fear of the fact-checkers.


55 posted on 01/16/2022 11:20:41 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

AP? Really?

Boy, you must of dug deep into the mud for this one.


56 posted on 01/16/2022 11:45:20 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sorry, but no!. Ya’ll seeded race animus when ya’ll was being racist against whites.


57 posted on 01/16/2022 11:51:12 AM PST by McCarthysGhost (q)
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To: CrosscutSaw

In a way, some vaccines (at the beginning) were reserved for certain races and income levels. The rich white seniors in my area had to drive to the hood to get the first vaccines. And when I went looking specifically for the J&J, I had to go to the hood as well—because the “one and done” vax was being distributed to more “reluctant” areas like to the homeless (harder to get them to return for a second shot) and the less “responsible.” I read this at the time (Feb-Mar 2021).

Maybe these sorts of things are what Trump was thinking of.


58 posted on 01/16/2022 11:53:31 AM PST by olivia3boys
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The AP is lying. Their own quote of President Trump mentions “therapeutics” not “vaccines”. Monoclonal antibody treatments most certainly are being denied to white people.


59 posted on 01/16/2022 11:54:30 AM PST by EastTexasTraveler
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If it is AP, I ALWAYS assume whatever they say is a lie and propaganda. Always.

Never have I been disappointed with that stance.


60 posted on 01/16/2022 12:03:52 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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