Nancy Pelosi calls COVID-19 a ‘Virus Trump’, saying the president’s inaction in promoting masks and second wave denial have made it worse
- Nancy Pelosi appeared on CNN Tuesday night to discuss the pandemic.
- Donald Trump had held a press conference on COVID-19 several hours earlier
- Pelosi said the virus should be known as the “Trump virus” as it made it worse
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives said Trump’s inaction had cost thousands of American lives
- The United States reported 57,777 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday
Nancy Pelosi has called the coronavirus the ‘Trump virus’, criticizing President Donald Trump for failures in his response to the pandemic.
Appearing on CNN Tuesday night, Pelosi told Wolf Blitzer that the president had made the situation worse.
She said the pandemic was still raging “due to its inaction.”
She added: “Clearly it is the Trump virus.”
Nancy Pelosi referred to COVID-19 as the ‘Trump virus’ on Tuesday, blaming it for its spread.
“What do you mean when you say Trump virus?” Blitzer asked.
The speaker replied that Trump could have been forcibly recommending the use of masks and social distancing instead of being derogatory and trying to stage protests and make masks “a masculine thing.”
Nearly 4 million cases have been reported in the US since the outbreak began in March
‘If he had said months ago, let’s wear masks; Let’s get away socially, instead of having demonstrations and whatever, then more people would have followed suit, ” he said.
She said he gave “a bad example”.
“A coronavirus briefing should be about science, and that’s something you’ve ignored,” he said. “It should be about governance, and now you’re finally accepting that it’s okay to wear a mask.”
Blitzer replied, “ You are saying that thousands of Americans have died from what the President has done or not done. Is that what you’re saying?’
“Yes, that’s what I’m saying,” said Pelosi. “I think it is clearly evident.”
He urged the White House to ‘go back to science’ in its response to the pandemic and ‘come close to embracing the reality of this pandemic: this Trump virus.’
Pelosi said Tuesday’s grim briefing session showed he had finally realized it was not a hoax.
On Tuesday, Donald Trump held a press conference to address the pandemic, the first in weeks.
The number of new infections is increasing, showing that the pandemic is far from under control.
Nearly 142,000 Americans have died from the disease caused by the coronavirus, a number that experts warn is likely to increase after recent record spikes in the number of cases and an alarming increase in hospitalizations in many states.
After weeks of declining deaths, there were more than 5,200 COVID-19 deaths in the US In the week ending July 19, 5 percent more than the previous seven days, according to a Reuters analysis.
That was the second consecutive week of increasing deaths.
Deaths in the United States peaked in April, when the country lost an average of 2,000 people per day.
Deaths have declined steadily, averaging 1,300 a day in May and less than 800 a day in June, according to a Reuters count.
But after many states reopened without achieving benchmarks to do so safely, such as a two-week decline in cases, deaths are rising again in 21 states, including Arizona, Florida, and Texas, based on increases in the past two weeks compared to the previous two.
Deaths had steadily decreased, averaging 1,300 per day in May and less than 800 per day in June
While part of the increase in new cases can be attributed to more tests, hospitalizations, which are not tied to the test numbers, also began to increase in late June.
So far in July, 17 states have reported a record number of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and nine states announced new highs on Tuesday, including Alabama, Texas, and California.
COVID-19 cases are emerging across the country, especially in Texas and California.
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