‘Thinking Isn’t His Strength’: Critics Scorch Donald Trump Jr.’s Wild COVID Claim

Donald Trump Jr. went after individuals “touting Bidenomics” earlier than a wild declare that appeared again at his father’s administration on Thursday.

“I can’t think of a single metric where anyone is better off now than they were three years ago – even with COVID, frankly,” mentioned the previous president’s son at an Iowa marketing campaign occasion simply days previous to the state’s GOP caucuses.

CDC information exhibits there have been over 107,000 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions within the week ending Jan. 16, 2021 – simply 4 days earlier than former President Donald Trump left workplace.

There have been over 67% much less weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions reported within the week ending Dec. 30, 2023, in keeping with the most recent numbers by the CDC.

Weekly deaths resulting from COVID-19 are additionally down considerably within the U.S. from three years in the past, as effectively (25,692 in comparison with the most recent CDC numbers, 839).

Social media customers on X (previously Twitter) additionally pointed to the inventory market together with different metrics that Trump Jr. glossed over.

The present unemployment fee sits at 3.7% in comparison with 6.3% in January 2021 and the U.S. was on monitor to see a historic decline in homicides final yr.

Critics on X knocked Trump Jr. over his declare, declaring that “thinking isn’t his strength.”