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Did Trump Deliberately Let People Die of COVID-19?
Medical, legal experts say Trump is liable for half a million deaths
We just passed a grim milestone. Coronavirus deaths have officially hit the 500,000-mark. And according to The Lancet, a British medical journal, many of those fatalities could have been avoided.
“Many of the cases and deaths were avoidable. Instead of galvanising the US populace to fight the pandemic, President Trump publicly dismissed its threat (despite privately acknowledging it), discouraged action as infection spread, and eschewed international cooperation,” said The Lancet in its Feb. 10 issue. “His refusal to develop a national strategy worsened shortages of personal protective equipment and diagnostic tests. President Trump politicised mask-wearing and school reopenings and convened indoor events attended by thousands, where masks were discouraged and physical distancing was impossible.”
In an article I wrote almost a year ago, I talked about how 60,000 people had died from the coronavirus. Back then, I thought that number…