Claimed about the coronavirus on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileDespite claiming to know "the best people," this statement highlighting Europe's higher excess mortality suggests a potential shortfall in the "right people" regarding US pandemic response.
“Europe has experienced a nearly 40% higher excess mortality rate than the United States”
During a 2020 town hall, Trump falsely claimed that the vulnerability of seniors to the coronavirus was previously unknown, a statement contradicted by readily available evidence.
“Nobody knew the seniors are susceptible”
During a town hall in October 2020, Donald Trump falsely asserted that mask-wearers overwhelmingly contract COVID-19, a claim debunked by fact-checkers at FactCheck.org.
“I’m OK with masks. I tell people, wear a mask. But just the other day they came out with a statement that 85% of the people that wear masks catch it.”