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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarco Rubio Accuses Media of 'Glee and Delight' That US Has Passed China in Coronavirus Cases
Florida Senator Marco Rubio had a heated exchange with the media on Sunday after he criticized news outlets for their coverage of the coronavirus, specifically the recent news that the United States has passed China as the country with the most confirmed cases of the disease.
The U.S. passed Italy and China in the confirmed case count on Friday, with a current total on Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracking survey of 136,800 compared to 97,689 in Italy and 82,122 in China. Rubio said on Twitter that some in our media cant contain their glee & delight as they reported this news, suggesting without providing evidence that China may be withholding positive cases in official surveys.
We have NO IDEA how many cases China really has but without any doubt its significantly more than why [sic] they admit to, he tweeted.
However, medical officials have warned that the true number of coronavirus cases in many countries is not reflected in official counts simply because not enough tests have been performed to account for people who may be carrying the disease but are not displaying symptoms. This includes the U.S., where testing was minimal during the early stages of the pandemic and continues to be sporadic.
Rubio continues to push for the U.S. to adopt a hardline stance against the Asian country. As the coronavirus pandemic has deepened, he has accused President Xi Jinping of covering up the diseases spread and even accusing China of holding undue influence over the World Health Organization (WHO).
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marco-rubio-accuses-media-glee-215854462.html
Long time since we heard from little Marco.
Bluethroughu
(5,094 posts)He should have been on fox snooze screaming about what could happen. Did he say anything, or just do the republican flu talking points...no big deal?
CanonRay
(14,036 posts)DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)that the acts and omissions of your Dear Leader has resulted and will result in the deaths of countless number of our fellow Americans. You, Mr. Rubio, are 100% complicit in that.
Doodley
(8,976 posts)WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)Way to go Marco!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)By the way, you voted to keep this incompetent nitwit in office.
Pillow talk
(265 posts)dalton99a
(81,065 posts)HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)Not us - we don't delight in any of this, and neither do the individuals on air that have to report this horror day in and day out.
But you better believe the C-Suite executives of the major media outlets are thrilled - just as they were when Trump won.
Much more money to be made on tragedy than good news.
Skittles
(152,963 posts)we have no idea about the real numbers in AMERICA thanks to you fucking REPUKES
Phoenix61
(16,949 posts)fault. Keep people from asking why you werent pushing to stop spring break before it ever happened.
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Turbineguy
(37,206 posts)where credit is due.