'A national accomplishment': Pence falsely claims 'we flattened the curve' the day after the US broke its single day record for new COVID-19 cases
Vice President Mike Pence delivered false statements at the first press conference for the White House Coronavirus Task Force in two months on Friday.The vice president did not wear a mask, while Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx did.
"We want the American people to understand that it's almost inarguable that more testing is generating more cases," Pence said, despite medical experts refuting that claim.In the first White House Coronavirus Task Force press conference in two months, Vice President Mike Pence stuck to happy talk and falsely claimed the United States has "flattened the curve" as new cases rise.
Pence, who once claimed the coronavirus pandemic in the US would be "behind us" by Memorial Day, described the nation's testing and PPE efforts as "a national accomplishment," and eschewed optimism despite what he described as a "precipitous" increase in cases in the South. Pence falsely attributed the rise in cases to increased testing.
"We want the American people to understand that it's almost inarguable that more testing is generating more cases," Pence said. as evidence that increased testing is not inflating the number of cases.actual number of COVID-19 infections is likely 10 times higherPence also falsely claimed that the US has "flattened the curve" for new cases, despite overall new daily cases going up toward the end of June.
Pence was flanked by Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, who have had far less visibility at White House events recently and were appearing in their official capacity on the task force before the press for the first time in two months.Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please emailfrom Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is affecting industries.
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