The quote I supplied is from the CATO Institute. That was early in the pandemic when "playing it down." was important to the right-wing. In the article, they pointed out that the author of the study had a history of grossly overestimating the potential impacts of various diseases. He was not to be trusted.
Yet, here is Kayleigh using his number, as if it was a serious estimate. I saw an interview with the author saying that he knew the numbers he provided were unrealistic. He said he was just trying to scare the Prime Minister into acting, to prevent the spread of COVID 19 in England.
No serious study ever estimated 2-million Americns dead from COVID 19. Yet, the spokesperson for President Pandemic uses a debunked study to justify 200,000 dead Americans. Just a few months ago her boss was predicting that the number would peak at "under 60,000." That was a reaction to an estimate that the number would be over 100,000. The ongoing mismanagement of the COVID 19 pandemic will be the signature event of this presidency.
Acting alone with just the internet as a resource, I am able to sniff out these facts. Kayleigh has the vast resources of the government at her disposal to use, if her intent is to tell us the truth. Using information that is so easy to disprove, in trying to get President Pandemic off the hook for tens of thousands of deaths that could have been avoided with strong leadership, is nothing short of disiformation.
For almost 20-years I served in the same Federal Job Series (1035) as does Kayleigh. If any of my subordinates had lied to the public in the process of doing their jobs, I would have made out a Standard Form-50 requesting their termination. She is being paid to tell the truth, not cover up the biggest blunder by a President in recent history. Even Watergate did not result in any deaths.
