WATCH: Liberals Mocked President Trump for Saying Coronavirus Mortality Rate Was Lower Than Initially Reported
By The Blaze. Liberals, like the Daily Show’s Trevor Noah, mocked President Donald Trump when he argued the coronavirus’ mortality rate was likely lower than the 3.4% estimate offered by the World Health Organization. Film producer Andy Ostroy called the president a “gaslighting sociopath” and “reckless,” while Vox’s Aaron Rupar accused Trump of spreading a “blizzard of dangerous misinformation.” But now a senior health official says the president is probably right.
At a press briefing on Friday morning, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir declared, “The best estimates now of the overall mortality rate for COVID-19 is somewhere between 0.1% and 1%.”
Giroir noted the figure is “lower than you heard probably in many reports,” but that the real mortality rate is “not likely in the range of 2% to 3%.” . . .
WATCH: "The best estimates now of the overall mortality rate for COVID-19 is somewhere between 0.1% and 1%," Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at HHS, says. "That's lower than you heard probably in many reports … it's not likely in the range of 2 to 3%" pic.twitter.com/bAvS7LNWI8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 6, 2020
Giroir cited several reasons for why health officials believe the actual mortality rate for COVID-19 is likely significantly lower than 3.4%. He listed first that the real number of people who have been infected with the virus is harder to track and likely much larger. As the denominator (number of people with the disease) goes up, overall mortality rate goes down. (Read more from “Liberals Mocked President Trump for Saying Coronavirus Mortality Rate Was Lower Than Initially Reported” HERE)
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Trump Praises CDC Amid Coronvirus Outbreak, Calls Washington Governor ‘a Snake’ During Visit to Agency
By USA Today. President Donald Trump tried to calm nerves amid the global outbreak of coronavirus while touring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, but the visit took a political turn after he slammed Washington state’s Democratic governor who is grappling with the rapidly growing epidemic.
Trump said he warned Vice President Mike Pence not to trust Gov. Jay Inslee during his Thursday visit to Washington state, which has been among the hardest hit areas across the U.S. with 10 deaths reported so far. Inslee previously ran for the Democratic presidential nominee and has in the past been critical of the president.
“I told Mike not to be complimentary of that governor because that governor is a snake,” he told reporters while donning a “Keep America Great” hat at the CDC in Atlanta. “We have a lot of problems with the governor.”
My single focus is and will continue to be the health and well-being of Washingtonians.
It's important for leaders to speak with one voice. I just wish the president and vice president could get on the same page. https://t.co/VAzB9nkcRX
— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) March 6, 2020
In a series of tweets Friday evening, Inslee said: “My single focus is and will continue to be the health and well-being of Washingtonians,” adding that “the vice president’s visit and our teams are working well together.” (Read more from “Trump Praises CDC Amid Coronvirus Outbreak, Calls Washington Governor ‘a Snake’ During Visit to Agency” HERE)
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