U.S. accounts for ONE-QUARTER of the global total of COVID-19 deaths...

[blitzen]

This figure (which continues to rise) needs to be hammered home constantly by the forces of rationality when framing the discourse re: Trump's abject failure.

The Trump cultists will also need to be told that we amount to 4% of the world's population, and they will need to be taught, in simple terms, the difference between 4% and 25% (or 33%, or 50%, if we get there).

[Takket]

1. our arrogance, hubris and ignorance have all come home to roost.....

This has been building for 3+ years now...........

[KPN]

2. MAGA! American exceptionalism ...

in the Trump era.

[jimfields33]

3. Makes perfect sense having the 3rd largest population

It’s like saying New York City has 40 percent of all deaths. Well 7 million people live in a 13 square mile city. Of course that would happen.

[dhol82]

4. Well then, let's compare the US with population of China

How many billions of population do they have?
Where are they in the reported ladder of infections and deaths? I believe that Spain and Italy have more. We are now off the charts in comparison to everybody.
Why?
I don’t get it. Is it just that trump diddled for the month of February? Could be but damn, that sucks.
Just can’t wrap my head around the numbers from the States in general and the NY numbers. Note, I live in Manhattan.

[blitzen]

6. And, regardless of actual numbers (are China, Russia, Iran, et. al., covering up?), these are the...

"official" numbers pretty much agreed upon by those various tallies reported by our media. The fact that we already account for 25% of the global total is pretty stark evidence that the U.S. has not done a "tremendous" job.

[jimfields33]

7. Lol. China. Ha.

[blitzen]

5. Sorry, it doesn't. We are 4% of the world's population...

3rd largest population has no relevance

True, there are other considerations. Will the Southern hemisphere get hit hard as they go into winter? What about deaths per million population?, etc. We're not the worst in that stat, but we're on our way toward the bottom.

Besides, the issue is framing the discourse. This is a factual statement and should make plenty of people question Trump's claims of success.

[customerserviceguy]

8. The disease

has only just begun to ravage the developing world. Six months from now, we'll probably be less than a tenth of the worldwide deaths.