Economic adviser gave worst-case scenario of 500,000 deaths
- Trump claimed no one could have predicted disease’s severity
Last updated: March 13, 2022, 23:20 GMT
United States
Coronavirus Cases:
81,173,430
Deaths:
993,771
Trump claimed no one could have predicted disease’s severity but economic adviser Peter Navarro gave worst-case scenario of 500,000 deaths
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Dr. Fauci Warned In 2017 Of ‘Surprise Outbreak’ During Trump ...
“There is no question that there will be a challenge to the coming administration in the arena of infectious diseases,” he said.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease specialist, warned in early 2017 that a “surprise outbreak” would occur during the Trump administration, and he said
that more needed to be done to prepare for a pandemic.
Did Dr. Fauci Predict a Serious Pandemic During Trump’s Presidency — in 2017?
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In January 2017, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted a serious pandemic during U.S. President Donald Trump's tenure in office.
“There is no question that there will be a challenge to the coming administration in the arena of infectious diseases,” he said.
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The art of the pandemic: How Trump walked the U.S. into the ...
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May 17, 2020 ·
Trump was in office for three years and didn’t prepare for a once-in-100-years
pandemic
In 2017, Obama officials briefed Trump's team on dealing with a pandemic like the coronavirus.