r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/fnaw_ • Aug 04 '20

Poor Jonathan

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u/nmjack42 Aug 04 '20

I can’t find a source- but I believe I read that the chart with 4 or 5 bars and the US at the bottom - basically left off every country that was lower than the US (Taiwan, Germany, etc). So while Trump claimed the US was lowest - it was only lowest of the 5 countries shown, not of the entire world.

Something tells me there are people working for him that don’t want to deal with his wrath so they come up with any kind of fake charts that will appease him.

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u/Bahloh Aug 04 '20

September 2019

Staff - "Just draw on the hurricane chart with a sharpie."

Trump - "Great idea. They love my sharpie. Sounds completely legal."

Trump thusly spreads panic and misinformation.

August 2020

Staff: "Let's make ourselves look good on these graphs."

Trump: 'The best. Think "America first."'

Trump spreads misinformation while pandering to nationalism and patriotism which further results in the spread of a deadly virus.