130,000 dead by August as Trump proclaims "progress" in COVID-19 numbers

80,000 deaths today as Trump begins the morning with happy talk. More of the same at 4pm EDT today in a presser that should have some of the same memes. What is the over/under on a reporter asking Trump about his tweets/retweets, especially the “teeny tiny quantum dye dot”.

CNN: Key coronavirus model doubles projected US deaths to 134,000 by August as social distancing fadeshttps://t.co/OmECxY4q8u https://t.co/s6knbNAl07
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) May 11, 2020

Isn’t this what we expect from this idiot president: Trump administration cuts funding for coronavirus researcher, jeopardizing possible COVID-19 cure – 60 MInutes – CBS News https://t.co/tkh3jA0ym5
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) May 11, 2020

Think about this, Americans. S Korea has done just about the best job in the world with corona,& it still flared back when they gingerly tried rolling back social distancing. Can u imagine what this will mean in the US where corona isn’t really under control? What is Trump doing? https://t.co/yRnh9xTlPY
— Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly) May 11, 2020

Watch every second of this. The failings of this administration could not be clearer.pic.twitter.com/V8oy1tiS3Z
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 10, 2020

+1 to this: The volume and tone of Biden's earned media coverage, plus the overall narrative of Trump's pandemic response, will be far more important than viral memes or social media clapbacks. https://t.co/mKm3rlxhah pic.twitter.com/UNAirevfFM
— Nu Wexler (@wexler) May 11, 2020

This Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear 2 major cases about whether President Trump can keep his financial records secret from Congress and NY prosecutors

The Court is making history & releasing live audio, and George Conway (@gtconway3d) & I will cover it live, on IG live pic.twitter.com/LThSxxWZOa
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) May 11, 2020

Putin just announced an end to Russia's nationwide lockdown from tomorrow, May 12, despite record daily rise in coronavirus cases. Russia now has more registered cases than Italy or the UK, trailing only the US and Spain, according to @JHUSystems tracker. https://t.co/n5t3TYR9CL pic.twitter.com/JZ6Qgrf7kh
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) May 11, 2020

The far right is spreading this Russian conspiracy that has been circulating for months. Now Trump is spreading Russian conspiracy again. Meanwhile Russia has several conspiracies about US causing coronavirus. This is truly a disturbing dangerous shit show
— Olga Lautman (@OlgaNYC1211) May 11, 2020

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130,000 dead by August as Trump proclaims “progress” in COVID-19 numbers

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