Twitter Users ‘Fix’ Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Briefing Banners
Social media users scathingly reworked the boastful banners displayed at the coronavirus press briefing President Donald Trump ended abruptly on Monday.
The props for Trump’s appearance in the White House Rose Garden crowed that “America Leads The World In Testing” for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
Trump, who has been criticized for his administration’s inaction and testing failures, has been trying to rewrite the blunderous history with falsehoods and distortions.
The U.S. has indeed conducted more tests than any other country (upward of 9.6 million), but languishes in around 40th place worldwide for the number of tests completed per capita.
Twitter users edited ― or “fixed,” as some said ― the signs to note that the United States is actually leading the world in the number of deaths from the disease. So far, it has killed about 81,000 people nationwide.
Others noted that the U.S. leads in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, with upward of 1.3 million positive diagnoses.
Bold new coronavirus messaging from the Trump White House pic.twitter.com/Uh9kS66kLW
— Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) May 11, 2020
I updated the banners. We're #1 in testing, Covid-19 cases, AND deaths. Next time can we do more testing BEFORE all of the dying? @realDonaldTrump #TrumpMeltdown pic.twitter.com/VhogZL5Tts
— Sally Dowell (@saldowell) May 11, 2020
#GoJoe 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Vr4Wm5UZMI
— Rachel Maria 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸 #StayTheFHome 🦠😷🧤 (@rachel_maria65) May 11, 2020
— darth™ (@darth) May 11, 2020
Fixed your sign, @realDonaldTrump.#WeHavePrevailed#AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/smoLF1Vq95
— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) May 11, 2020
— darth™ (@darth) May 11, 2020
— Sarah Burris (@SarahBurris) May 11, 2020
New banner hanging from White House. pic.twitter.com/BUFWuvBvGo
— Hondo Resists (@HondoResists) May 11, 2020
When you put up a banner, the @WhiteHouse should expect to get this. pic.twitter.com/ti3KNz1HRa
— Paul McGraw (@socalmcgraw) May 11, 2020
Photoshoppers have already fixed Trump’s sign.#TrumpIsALaughingStock pic.twitter.com/PUSwoQY2Xo
— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) May 11, 2020
Watch the #trumpnewsconference. He turned the White House into a huckster-like Trump University prop. Giant Banners are hanging, tables with brochures. #trumppresser pic.twitter.com/nDXGndLg4h
— ScanMyPhotos.com® 😷STAY HEALTHY, STAY AT HOME (@ScanMyPhotos) May 11, 2020
Trump abruptly ended the briefing when two female reporters challenged his testing claims.
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