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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:26 PM Jun 2020

Pence to Limbaugh: Coronavirus crisis could largely be 'behind us' by early June

I know that Trump gets the most attention, but he is just the loudest. Back in April, even Pence was insisting that the pandemic would be behind us in June as he put pressure to speed up reopening efforts, thus undermining stay at home orders.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/494383-pence-to-limbaugh-coronavirus-crisis-could-largely-be-behind-us-by

Vice President Pence said during an interview Thursday with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh that if current trend lines hold, the coronavirus crisis could be largely "behind us" by early June.

Pence's remarks come as some states look to begin reopening their economies in the coming days, with Oklahoma, Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee, Montana, South Carolina and Texas lifting some restrictions.

Other states, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wyoming, did not have stay-at-home orders.

“I truly do believe if current trend lines hold, that by early June, we could largely have this coronavirus epidemic behind us, and begin to see our nation open back up and go back to work,” Pence told Limbaugh.
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Pence to Limbaugh: Coronavirus crisis could largely be 'behind us' by early June (Original Post) TomCADem Jun 2020 OP
From which position it will kick us in the ass. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1
Dead air has a higher IQ than those two combined Blue Owl Jun 2020 #2
Pence is a potted plant underpants Jun 2020 #7
I hope someone throws these remarks back in Pence's face next time he's interviewed. NT SWBTATTReg Jun 2020 #3
"Don says what Vlad tells him to say, and I say what Mother tells me to say! Don't worry! " struggle4progress Jun 2020 #4
Well .. the "opening up" part was somewhat correct stopdiggin Jun 2020 #5
Oops! pandr32 Jun 2020 #6
He Did Know It Was June 11th When He Said It ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #8
The dateline on the linked article is April 23. Tanuki Jun 2020 #14
I Missed That ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #15
LOL, I'll post the same thing I used as a reply at the time. tanyev Jun 2020 #9
He was just pacifying the savages. Grins Jun 2020 #10
We need something like "Friedman Units" Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2020 #11
looks like the "trend lines" didn't "hold" so now what? 0rganism Jun 2020 #12
Sets up the ridicule of pence when everything explodes, beachbumbob Jun 2020 #13

stopdiggin

(11,316 posts)
5. Well .. the "opening up" part was somewhat correct
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:32 PM
Jun 2020

Corona is obviously not behind us
And .. a lot of jobs not there to go back to
So .. 1 out of 3 ...

ProfessorGAC

(65,075 posts)
8. He Did Know It Was June 11th When He Said It
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:53 PM
Jun 2020

Right.
Since June has 30 days, early June was already over on the 11th.
What a buffoon!

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)
11. We need something like "Friedman Units"
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 03:24 PM
Jun 2020

To count out the numbers of days, weeks, months, I hope not years, until they think the virus will be "under control".

0rganism

(23,957 posts)
12. looks like the "trend lines" didn't "hold" so now what?
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 03:33 PM
Jun 2020

how about telling us about "plan B"? oh wait, there never was a "plan B", huh? and frankly "plan A" seems pretty damn flimsy now too.

so now the dying starts all over again. fuck all y'all then. what a waste of time.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
13. Sets up the ridicule of pence when everything explodes,
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 03:46 PM
Jun 2020

Then use his opinion as the grounds for attacking his competence.

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