Monday 17 August 2020

Jared Kushner says 'yes,' the US coronavirus death toll of 170,000 is a 'success story,' doubling down on comments from April

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  • Forgoing any expression of humility, senior White House adviser and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said he still considers the nation's coronavirus response to be a "success story" even as the nation's death toll tops 170,000.
  • Kushner was asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer "Are 170,000 dead Americans — would you still suggest that this has been a success story?"
  • "Yes," Kushner responded, without taking a beat. "Look, there's a lot of challenges. This has been a global pandemic, a lot of unprecedented challenges."
  • Blitzer followed up to ask Kushner, "1,000 Americans dying every day, that's not a success, right?"
  • Kushner responded, "One American, you know, dying every day is too much, but if you look at where we were back in April, we had 2,500 Americans dying a day."
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Jared Kushner once again gave a bullish assessment of the United States' coronavirus response on television, despite the nation leading the world in cases and deaths.

The president's son-in-law and senior adviser doubled down on comments from April, where he called the administration's efforts a "great success story" and that the country would be "really rocking again" by July.

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