White House Seeks to Change Subject from 200k Covid-19 Deaths
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We ran the numbers: There are 1783 news articles covering this topic. 24% (434) are left leaning, 44% (783) are center, and 32% (566) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 200,000. However, the White House did not comment much on this number. While left-leaning articles highlight that President Trump has called his response to the pandemic “incredible” despite the staggering death toll, right-leaning articles highlight that there are hurdles with the timeline of a vaccine release and gaining trust from the public.
A left-leaning article by ABC News highlights that President Trump called his response to the pandemic “incredible” and “tremendous” despite the fact that the death toll in the United States has passed 200,000. At a Monday campaign rally in Ohio, Trump also painted a misleading picture of the COVID-19 threat to the average American, emphasizing the virus’ impact on elderly people with pre-existing conditions.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany opened her briefing with an attack on Democrats about the battle to nominate a successor to liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. When asked if Trump planned to acknowledge the 200,000 milestone either on Twitter or at his Tuesday night rally, McEnany did not answer.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that President Trump announced a vaccine distribution plan and predicted that a possible candidate would be available to the public as early as October, but the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the vaccine shouldn’t be widely available until summer of 2021. Medical professionals are tasked with getting the vaccine to the public, in addition to facing public scrutiny over whether the vaccine is safe due to a seemingly rushed process.
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US coronavirus death toll tops 200K as officials quarrel over vaccine timeline
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