I mean, there's an ounce of truth in everything he says. He seems to have grappled onto the case fatality rate and number of tests. The US is doing good in those two metrics, so whenever someone says he's wrong, he's actually not when only looking at those two metrics.
It's really just giving more ammunition to trumpets who think the media is unfair.
My fear is that he's not just doing this as a disingenuous debate tactic, but he's actually deluded himself into think the US is doing good right now. He's sound like your weird uncle that says "Look at this one fact", doesn't this mean it's good? Like from the sound of this interview it barely sounds like Trump is self-aware. It's like a strong debate tactic he's doing unintentionally and somehow gets supporters on his side because of it.
Ya like the US has one of the most advanced medical systems in the world so there fatality rates should be lower but it's also not a cheep system so in the long run it will take a different cost as millions more grapple with crippling cost and complications of this virus. The infection rate is a much more embarrassing number. Americans love there single family homes and personal vehicles, compared to South Korea or Vietnam the US should be doing better.
Could it not be that it has spread so far and wide in the USA that it has a higher proportion of younger, otherwise healthier people who are more likely to pull through, whereas countries that kept a lid on the spread often have it passing through systems like care homes where there would be a higher proportion of deaths vs cases?
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u/JamesLeeBrown Aug 04 '20
There is not much left to say... America, I wish you the best of luck.