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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Both sides? The only one I see playing in the mud is Donald Tantrum. I don’t know about most of you, but I am so over this, trashing fellow Republicans, and conservatives, setting the party up for another defeat in 2024 is all he’s accomplishing.
“blame Trump for a lot of of the crap he steps in.”
And it’s so damned avoidable......that’s the aggravating part.
The self destruction is unfortunate to say the least.
The only keeping DeSantis ‘competitive’ is Trump’s undisciplined mouth!
New here.
Is this a republican board? Seems very open to manipulation by the media/democrats.
Out with the old (Trump) and in with the new (DeSantis) so quickly?
Trump is loosing it.
FL along w AZ were the first to fully open.
Trump is barking from the wrong orifice.
More Trump Hogwash!
All you have to do is compare death counts and that’s what he did. Florida is 3rd highest, NY is 4th highest. Honestly, the pandemic was a scam and the whole country was tricked. That being said, Trump was on camera daily pushing therapeutics, telling people that masks were not required, and gathering. All of the things he did and said were called irresponsible because he wasn’t “following the science” it was months before Trump was seen with a mask and that was one time when he went to the Veteran hospital. When he got COVID he made a whole show about taking off the masks. Everyone coming out now as anti this and anti that should have been on TV every day saying that Trump was right (they were not). Trump ultimately gave in more than I would have liked but it’s in part because he wasn’t getting any support and was not able to convince other “leaders” to talk like h on the issue. Trump, during his rallies would suggest he was going to fire fauci “after “ the election. I think everyone pretending, like Desanctimonius, that they would have fired the expert (most senior) virologist on staff the day he came to the office and said there is a pandemic and it’s going to be worst that the Spanish flu, it a liar. Desanctimonius has a fitting name. He’s a liar
This is obviously stupid / ridiculous. Just like the Mediscare claims where Trump is channeling Pelosi and company.
Yes, indeed.
I guess DeSantis has such a poor record he can’t even talk about it - has to just make things up.
sorry you don’t agree! Go on and have a nice weekend.
Trump listening to the Deep State quacks from the CDC and NIH was the root cause of all this mess, if he had used his head and brought in outside sources with differing opinions all this BS lockdown stuff could have been avoided but no Trump crawled in bed with Big Phara who now has their hooks in Trump and who might add is Trump’s biggest donors.
That is an interesting comment.
May we see your data?
Are you going to actually respond to what was asked of you or not? Are you going to back up what you said, or not?
I already know the answer given your history. Of course you won’t - just ignore and trail things off to some other rabbit hole as usual.
No, just a few annoying people around who think honesty is still a virtue, much to the chagrin of the newer folks.
LOL - yep - right on cue.
Trump’s ego won’t let him admit mistakes.
Cuomo - forced out of the governorship in shame
DeSantis - won reelection in a landslide by over one million votes
The voters of Florida obviously approve of the actions taken by DeSantis during the pandemic despite the nonsense from Trump.
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