Trump is doubling down on his insistence that he can make the coronavirus pandemic disappear simply by taking credit for “ending” it. But cases are up 39%, hospitalizations are up 46% and 500,000 people got it this past week. https://t.co/cqxpKbL4OT

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) October 28, 2020

Trump started his presidency by lying — and making underlings lie — about his inauguration crowd size. He is now ending his first (and hopefully only) term lying — and making underlings lie — about a deadly pandemic that’s killed 227,000 people. pic.twitter.com/F9QeUuFFCy

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) October 28, 2020

Many politicians have staked their reputations on herd immunity. What if it isn’t possible? @Salon https://t.co/y73TXh1Je5

— Matthew Rozsa (@MatthewRozsa) October 28, 2020