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Covid-19 Quotes

The only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election…What they’re doing is using COVID to steal an election. They’re using COVID to defraud the American people, all of our people, of a fair and free election. We can’t do that.

– Donald Trump

To Republican National Convention.

Children are almost – I would almost say definitely – but almost immune from this disease. So few – they’ve gotten stronger. Hard to believe. I don’t know how you feel about it, but they have much stronger immune systems than we do, somehow, for this. And they don’t have a problem. They just don’t have a problem.

– Donald Trump

Facebook and Twitter removed this Trump video interview on Fox, because of false claims children are “almost immune” to Covid-19.

We are beginning to see evidence of significant progress nationwide. An encouraging sign, very encouraging, I have to add, that the virus is receding. In hot spots across the south and west, we’ve seen slow improvements from their recent weekly peaks. I think we are doing very well and I think…as well as any nation.

– Donald Trump

As confirmed Covid-19 cases hit over 4.7 million and death toll exceeded 155,000 this week. He spins this failure as a win.

Covid-19, I blow the wind of God on you. You are destroyed forever, and you’ll never be back. Thank you, God. Let it happen. Cause it to happen. Wind, almighty, strong, south wind, Heat: Burn this thing, in the name of Jesus. I say, you bow your knees. You fall on your face.

– Kenneth Copeland

U.S. televangelist blowing into camera during sermon to “destroy Covid with the wind of God.”

You cannot fight the pandemic with lies and disinformation any more than you can fight it with hate or incitement to hatred. The limits of populism and denial of basic truths are being laid bare.

– Angela Merkel

German political leader and former scientist sticks the dagger into Trump.

We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. Our pre-corona experience was not normal other than we normalized greed, inequity, exhaustion, depletion, extraction, disconnection, confusion, rage, hoarding, hate and lack. We should not long to return, my friends. We are being given the opportunity to stitch a new garment. One that fits all of humanity and nature.

– Sonya Renee Taylor

The leadership sucks bigly, but people refusing to wear masks as a “political statement” is just demented. Do we or do we not want to have a full blown Depression? That’s what we’re gonna have if no one is able to go back to work because there’s no social compliance.

– Bette Midler

The COVID-19 crisis really sums up the deep failures of his presidency.

– Hillary Clinton

On Donald Trump.

His refusal to get testing up and running. His flip-flopping on social distancing and wearing masks. His delusional belief that he knows better than the experts. All of that is reason, and the reason, that an American dies of Covid-19 every 80 seconds.

– Kamala Harris

Accusing Donald Trump of failing to take the Covid-19 pandemic seriously from the start.

Now we have over 120 million dead from COVID - Joe Biden

Now we have over 120 million dead from COVID.

– Joe Biden

Botching the stats at campaign event in Pennsylvania, June, 2020. He then corrected himself to say 120,000. “Mortifyingly stupid” was how Trump described his remarks.

We did a great job on Coronavirus, including the very early ban on China, Ventilator production, and Testing - Donald Trump

We did a great job on Coronavirus, including the very early ban on China, Ventilator production, and Testing, which is by far the most, and best, in the World. We saved millions of U.S. lives.! Yet the Fake News refuses to acknowledge this in a positive way. Why doesn’t the Lamestream Media treat us as they should? Answer: Because they are Fake News!

– Donald Trump

Now we have tested almost 40m people. By so doing, we show cases, 99% of which are totally harmless. - Donald Trump

We’re made a lot of progress. Our strategy is moving along well. It goes out in one area, it rears back its ugly face in another area. But we’ve learned a lot. We’ve learned how to put out the flame…Now we have tested almost 40m people. By so doing, we show cases, 99% of which are totally harmless.

– Donald Trump

Falsely claiming that 99% of Covid-19 cases are harmless. Has to be one of his stupidest false statements. Made in speech at ‘Salute to America’ jamboree on White House lawn, July 4.

We're doing so well after the plague. It's going away - Donald Trump

We’re doing so well after the plague. It’s going away.

– Donald Trump

With coronavirus on rise in half the states, Trump claimed it was “going away” when there was no evidence for that. Speech to student group in Arizona, June 23, 2020.

We were doing better than any country had done in history…and then we got hit with this terrible plague from China and now we’re getting closer to fighting our way out of it…Our country is coming back, our jobs numbers are spectacular, a lot of things are happening that people don’t quite see yet. We’re on our way to a tremendous victory. It’s going to happen and it’s going to happen big. Our country will be greater than ever before.

– Donald Trump

July 4 “victory” message, as Covid cases surge across the United States.

We’re headed back in a very strong fashion, and I think we’re going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that’s going to sort of just disappear, I hope.

– Donald Trump

In Fox News interview. That same day U.S. reported more than 50,000 new Covid cases and number of deaths approached 130,000.

You really just want to give people a hug.

– Prince Charles

On missing family during coronavirus lockdown.

It was the other pandemic that we’re far too familiar with here in America, the pandemic of racism and discrimination, that killed George Floyd.

– Benjamin Crump

Floyd tested positive for Covid-19, according to an autopsy.

Everybody says I’ve done a tremendous job with COVID. My leadership has been extraordinary, best in history. My quick actions have all but wiped out the virus, saving millions of lives, and I’ve got the economy ready to roar back to better than ever before. I think a little gratitude would be nice. Maybe a big ‘thank you Mr. President’ is called for.

– Donald Trump

We’ve got this set-up in this incredible place. It’s absolutely gorgeous. Even in the 2km lockdown, we’ve got trees, and woods and ocean. It’s just incredible. It feels like a fairytale.

– Matt Damon

On staying in Dalkey, Ireland, during Covid-19 pandemic.

Dominic Cummings broke the rules. His actions were an insult to the millions of people across Britain who have sacrificed so much during this pandemic.

– Kier Starmer

He’s a fool. An absolute fool to talk that way. Every leading doc in the world is saying you should wear a mask when you’re in a crowd.

– Joe Biden

On Donald Trump’s rejection of face masks during Covid-19 outbreak.

Trump is the worst political leader I have experienced in all of my professional life, which is 40 years of working with governments at a high level. I’ve never seen anything like the narcissism of this man.

– Jeffrey Sachs

On US response to coronavirus.

I tested positively toward negative.

– Donald Trump

Giving rambling answer on whether he had coronavirus.

It was the “incompetence of China”, and nothing else, that did this mass Worldwide killing!

– Donald Trump

Blaming China for coronavirus deaths.

Frontline workers take it, doctors take it, I take it. I’m not going to get hurt by it, it’s been around for 40 years.

– Donald Trump

On taking hydroxychloroquine pill daily to stave off coronavirus.

Never give up. Never despair.

– Queen Elizabeth II

VE Day speech 2020, as UK battled coronavirus.

When I look at our country today and see what we are willing to do to protect and support one another, I say with pride that we are still a nation, those brave soldiers, sailors, and airmen would recognize and admire.

– Queen Elizabeth II

VE Day speech 2020, during Britain’s battle against Covid-19.

Vaccine or no vaccine, we’re back.

– Donald Trump

On re-opening US after coronavirus lockdown.

Doing what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy – that’s how little kids think. Unfortunately, a lot of so-called grown-ups, including some with fancy titles and important jobs, still think that way – which is why things are so screwed up.

– Barack Obama

Criticising Donald Trump’s handling of coronavirus crisis

I haven’t missed one day in 20 years, six months and 28 days – unless I was travelling to be the Naked Cowboy in another city where the opportunity was bigger.

– Robert Burck

The Naked Cowboy saying he won’t stop performing in New York’s Times Square during coronavirus outbreak.

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