.MaddowBlog: Trying to defend Pres. Trump, VP Pence rewrites coronavirus history
on March 9,"So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!" As recently as last week, Trump,"We've had horrible flus.... But we've never closed down the country for the flu.
This week, we're apparently supposed to believe that reality has started to set in for the man in the Oval Office. Now, the argument goes, the Republican finally realizes the nature of the threat and its consequences. I hope that's true. There have been hints in this direction before, only to see Trump slide backward, but perhaps this time the president really will abandon his earlier efforts to downplay the seriousness of the crisis.
But even if he does, it won't wipe the slate clean for Trump. Pence's reality-defying defense notwithstanding.
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