TV News LIES

Saturday, Jul 12th

Last update08:03:16 AM GMT

You are here News Politics Scientist Behind Coronavirus Study Contradicts Trump Claim That He Saved 2 Million Lives

Scientist Behind Coronavirus Study Contradicts Trump Claim That He Saved 2 Million Lives

E-mail Print PDF
Neil Ferguson

President Donald Trump has boasted repeatedly that he saved 2.2 million lives from COVID-19, using a figure in a British modeling study to support his claim.

That’s not true, the lead author of that report — epidemiologist Neil Ferguson — told HuffPost, adding that the number of American lives ultimately lost to the disease will depend on what states do from here on out.

“Epidemics are not like hurricanes — you don’t hunker down for a few days (or for epidemics, weeks) and then they’re gone,” Ferguson said in an email to HuffPost. “The final death toll from this pandemic will depend as much on what policymakers in different U.S. states do in the next few months as what they did since March.”

Trump compared COVID-19 to a hurricane last month.

“We made every decision correctly,” he claimed. “This was a hurricane, and it’s going to get better fast.”

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


David Gergen, former White House advisor to several presidents, dies at 83

David GergenDavid Gergen, a journalist who served as a White House advisor to Republican and Democratic presidents,...

Judge Fines Jan. 6 Organizer $2,000 Daily Until She Complies With Subpoena

Jan 6 organizer fined dailyA federal judge has ordered one of the organizers of Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, rally...

State Department to lay off 1,300 civil servants, foreign service officers

 State Dept.The State Department will lay off more than 1,300 people as part of a broad restructuring...

Ken Paxton's Wife Files For Divorce On 'Biblical Grounds' Following Infidelity Allegations

Angela Paxton Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton (R) has filed for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!