On Monday, “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski claimed that deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 are “higher” than the 40,000 number that is being officially reported, adding that people “can feel” it.
Mika and Joe Claim U.S. Deaths from COVID-19 are ‘Much Higher’ than What is Being Reported
“People know, they can see, they can feel,” Brzezinski said. “Testing would have prevented deaths and would allow us to reopen safely. And don’t have it. And the Americans can see it.”
“The other number they can see and feel: 40,000 people dead … 40,000. That’s not the number of unreported. That number is higher,” she continued, with co-host Joe Scarborough adding, “much higher.”
Brzezinski said again, “People see it, they feel it, they know people, they’ve had it.”
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‘Morning Joe’ Co-Hosts Claim That Coronavirus Deaths In US Is ‘Much Higher’ Than 40,000.
Joe & Mika live in an east coast bubble, out of touch with most of the countryhttps://t.co/wWbz7S7Jf6 via @dailycaller— Plony, M.D. ???? (@Plony15) April 20, 2020
Brzezinski Says Trump’s Poll Numbers are Going Down and Biden’s are Rising
The hosts then cited NBC News and The Wall Street Journal polls reflecting public disapproval of President Trump’s response to the coronavirus crisis.
“65% said that Trump did not take the coronavirus threat seriously enough at the beginning, 32% believe that he did,” Brzezinski noted. “Thirty-six percent say they trust the president’s opinion of the coronavirus. That’s compared to 66% who say they trust their state’s governor. And 60% say they trust Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
As the coronavirus death toll tops 40,000 in the U.S., President Trump said some governors were taking lockdown restrictions too far and expressed support for protesters demanding a return to work. https://t.co/gX8pVN9u6N
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 20, 2020
She also claimed Joe Biden’s support was rising because the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee “is careful with his words” and has produced some “really strong” campaign ads that “show clearly — clearly — that Joe Biden saw this [coronavirus pandemic] coming. He was writing about this in USA Today in January.”
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Brzezinski praised for anticipating the crisis, unlike Trump, and said former vice president knew the crisis was “coming like a steamroller … in the direction of the United States. He was concerned. He called on the White House, the president, the administration, to take it seriously. They did not.”
“This is plain and simple,” Brzezinski insisted.
@GOPLeader @dscc @MSNBC @CNN @AP @GOP @Morning_Joe @WSJHealth @CNBC @Maddow @HuffPost @dailykos U.S. coronavirus death toll rises to 40,000 , Trump wants to open Schools and Business. – Reuters tally https://t.co/kJoyRi2vuf
— Michael Damico (@DCofStaff) April 19, 2020
Some Important Things Mika Left Out
She did not mention that when President Trump implemented a China-U.S. travel ban, Biden accused Trump of racism–and then later bashed the President for not doing it sooner!
.@JoeBiden has gone from dismissing @realDonaldTrump's travel ban on China as "hysterical xenophobia" to saying he should have done it sooner. https://t.co/ZtGihddgwQ via @ABC
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) April 5, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor for the coronavirus task force, has said that President Trump took the coronavirus crisis seriously from the beginning.
Sort of important news items to consider when judging President Trump’s approach to this crisis, yes?
Dr. Fauci says President @realDonaldTrump did NOT delay at all when the recommendation was made to put in place mitigation pic.twitter.com/PyYijpGVIx
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) April 13, 2020