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The liberal media’s fear-mongering has gotten out of control. Watchers of Tuesday’s NBC Nightly News were given the impression that the Trump administration was content with anywhere between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans dying to the coronavirus in the next few weeks. That’s because correspondent Geoff Bennett flagrantly lied and claimed that projection was their “best-case scenario.” In reality, it was far from it.
Bennett’s false claim came at the tail end of a report where he suggested President Trump’s team of medical professionals had to battle with him to keep social distancing policies in place. “As the administration considers next steps, the White House is now projecting that the country could see between 100,000 to 240,000 deaths resulting from this pandemic. That's a best-case scenario. Underscoring the stark reality of this crisis,” he told anchor Lester Holt.
Holt himself seemed caught off guard by Bennett’s claim, as he stared blankly before saying he “Still can't wrap [his] mind around those numbers.”
Meanwhile, on CBS Evening News, they too hyped the projected death toll with anchor Norah O’Donnell declared “today is the day the reality of the staggering death toll hit hard at the White House…” But White House correspondent Weijia Jiang played a soundbite of Dr. Anthony Fauci explaining how they did not accept the project and were working hard to get the number lower.
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