Trump and Kushner Engage in Revisionist History in Boasting of Success Over Virus

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“We did all the right moves,” the president said Wednesday. “The federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story,” said his son-in-law.

WASHINGTON — The total number of coronavirus cases in the United States exceeded one million. The American death toll surpassed that of the Vietnam War. And the economy was reported to have shrunk by nearly 5 percent. But the White House on Wednesday declared its response to the crisis “a great success story.”

As states begin to lift quarantines, President Trump is trying to recast the story of the pandemic from that of an administration slow to see and address the threat to one that responded with decisive action that saved lives. Recognizing that the crisis jeopardizes his chances of re-election, he and his allies want to convince his supporters that the cascade of criticism is unwarranted.

“We think we really have crossed a big boundary and much better days are ahead,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday at a televised meeting at the White House with business leaders. The session was intended to highlight what the president hopes will be the resumption of a healthier economy only hours after the release of the most cataclysmic economic numbers of the past decade.

“I often say I see the light at the end of the tunnel very strongly,” Mr. Trump said.

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[Solly Mack]

1. Lies. Lies. Lies. All he has to give - lies, lies, and more lies.

[spanone]

4. They are some brazen MF'ers

Over 60,000 dead Americans and we read that 'trump is in a bad mood'

fuck him

[Solly Mack]

5. Fuck all of them.

His bad mood is about his ratings, more or less.

[sop]

2. Kushner is as evil as his POS FIL. It's like watching Beelzebub and Malphas.

[dalton99a]

3. They belong in prison.

[Andy823]

6. The only people who will believe that

is his hardcore "cult" followers. Way to many people have seen him on TV lying, blaming everyone else for his screw ups, and bashing reporters who ask him questions. His days are numbered.

[tanyev]

7. You can't gaslight a virus, Donny.

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. Gaslighting Maggot.

"I often say I see light at the end of the tunnel very strongly". fucking moron.

[samsingh]

9. Maybe they are revealing that death is what they wanted

their success is define by the number of people who die of the virus?

[EleanorR]

10. It's propaganda

Republicans no longer have policy positions, they stand for nothing, so their only purpose now is generating impressions through misinformation in order to retain power.