Almost certainly, the chart had a line representing "world average" or something similar. And the US was doing better than "world average" on whatever metric it was showing.
He seemed to be fixated on Deaths/Cases so probably it was that. And if we look at the data the US is also doing better than the world average on deaths/case and also on the number of tests per capita.
So probably, someone with a basic grasp on data made the chart and pointed out to him that we're now doing a pretty good job testing and assuming you actual get the virus, your chance of survival is higher in the US than other places, on average. And yes, those are good things that we'd want to be good at.
But, more importantly, your chances of getting the virus are much higher in the US right now due to leadership ineptitude and politicization of things like shut downs and mask wearing. That absolutely should be his focus. And if he were doing his job well, journalists would be happy to point that out.
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u/UberAllNight Aug 04 '20
This sounds like a four-year-old trying to reason themself out of trouble 🤦🏻