Friday, July 24, 2020

American exceptionalism: Donald Trump serves up a heaping helping of pride



Europe said it was pandemic-ready.  Pride was its downfall.  (The New York Times, 7/20/2020)

On the other hand, Germany reached its peak of daily new cases on March 27 and currently has 6,955 active cases.



Italy reached its peak of daily new cases on March 21 and currently has 12,404 active cases.



The U.S. peaked on July 17,  is threatening to break that record today, and has 2,043,352 active cases.   American exceptionalism.



Related reading:
If you don't believe Mary Trump, you should read this.  (7/20/2020)

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