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Trump says ‘even Cuomo’ did better than DeSantis on COVID-19
The Hill ^ | 05/25/2023

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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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: blahblah; chinavirus; covid; cuomo; desantis; desantis2024; desantislosngby56pts; makingthingsup; selfimmolation; trump; trump2024; trumpbeingtrump
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To: ChicagoConservative27
This is rich coming from President Operation Warp Speed who said:

"The vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind." Trump

"I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines all are very, very good.” Trump

"I was able to get something approved that, you know, that has proven to have saved a lot of lives. Some people say that I saved 100 million lives worldwide." Trump.

21 posted on 05/25/2023 11:53:01 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: ronniesgal

“ ndeed he did- One thing i gotta say- Hillary would have never shut the entire country down on Fauci’s say so.
She’d have thrown his ass out a window first.”

I know, right? She is always working for the good of the nation.

Under what rock…


22 posted on 05/25/2023 11:53:10 AM PDT by stanne
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Love you Mr. President but this is stupid.


23 posted on 05/25/2023 11:53:27 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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To: JSM_Liberty

Is Trump aware of which states have the largest population.


Maybe more importantly, is he aware of which states have the highest population of people most at risk from dying from Wuhan? Florida has been called ‘God’s Waiting Room’ for a long time.


24 posted on 05/25/2023 11:55:06 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: uscga77
He needs to shut up since he gave us the shot.

He gave you the opportunity to take it or not. I'm sure he did not realize that you are comfortable making such decisions for yourself. And that is putting it nicely.
25 posted on 05/25/2023 11:55:13 AM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: Soul of the South

One thing is for sure, the nasty things Trump says will not convince undecided voters to vote for him......and undecideds are essential in pretty much any election.


26 posted on 05/25/2023 11:56:12 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Lizavetta
Yes, another day, another cringe.

And the Dems are saving every one of them for their post nom attack ads.

27 posted on 05/25/2023 11:56:17 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: stockpirate

I live in Florida. If you don’t think DeSantis is a Conservative, you are nuts.


28 posted on 05/25/2023 11:56:31 AM PDT by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: DHerion

Amen. A little bit of projection, you think?


29 posted on 05/25/2023 11:56:59 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her lbegs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If Trump really said this, he’s gonna lose support. Desantis did great on Covid...Cuomo killed too many grandmas.


30 posted on 05/25/2023 11:57:18 AM PDT by comps4spice (Show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcomes --Charlie Munger)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Obviously, you have to put this on a per capita basis. According to the excerpt, that puts Florida at 18 not 3.

Also, this should be adjusted for age. It’s been known from the beginning that Covid-19, just like the flu, is hardest on old people, those with pre-existing conditions, and old people with pre-existing conditions. Florida is where people go to retire. All things considered; you would expect Florida to be higher than 18 on the list.

As a senior, I felt that I had more medical freedom in Florida than in many other states. I half expected roadblocks and a demand for a vaccine passport before entering Kemps’ Georgia, where I also reside.

Trump did a great job as President. I will never forget. We were robbed. I hope he does not self-immolate now.


31 posted on 05/25/2023 11:57:33 AM PDT by ChessExpert (Required for informed consent: "We have a new, experimental vaccine.")
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To: JSM_Liberty

i think you have to look at age, too.


32 posted on 05/25/2023 11:58:02 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Signalman

I noticed that the seven highest covid-death rate states were:

OK, AL, TX, WV, MS, WY, TN. All solid red states.

The 7 lowest states were:

VT, HI, MA, CT, NH, WA, MN. Except for NH, all solid blue states.

This is a CDC website. Should we be skeptical?


33 posted on 05/25/2023 11:58:07 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: ChicagoConservative27

https://nursinghome411.org/ny-nursinghome-covid-data/


34 posted on 05/25/2023 11:58:19 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: ChessExpert

“Obviously, you have to put this on a per capita basis. According to the excerpt, that puts Florida at 18 not 3.”

Absolutely......everybody with half a brain knows that, and yet Trump twisted it anyway.....insulting peoples intelligence isn’t going to win over voters......just the opposite I would imagine.


35 posted on 05/25/2023 12:00:16 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

“One thing is for sure, the nasty things Trump says will not convince undecided voters to vote for him......and undecideds are essential in pretty much any election.”

^^^^THIS^^^^is critical to his re-election, but unfortunately he only has one style of campaigning.


36 posted on 05/25/2023 12:00:35 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: stockpirate

DuhSaintes. Did you come up with that gem?


37 posted on 05/25/2023 12:00:52 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: TallahasseeConservative
I live in Florida. If you don’t think DeSantis is a Conservative, you are nuts.

I live in Florida too, and I think desanctomonious is a rino that will not do anything he says he will. Just like bush and all the other people that support him.
38 posted on 05/25/2023 12:03:21 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
florida over 65.....22%,,,,,,

nys over 65....14%

39 posted on 05/25/2023 12:04:14 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m still a Trump supporter but this kind of talk (Cuomo’s did better tgan DeSantis) is insane and only the most gullible will believe it.


40 posted on 05/25/2023 12:05:41 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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