Mandy Moore Calls Donald Trump "the Cruelest" After He Tweets "Don’t Be Afraid of Covid"
Mandy Moore Calls Donald Trump "the Cruelest" After He Tweets "Don’t Be Afraid of Covid"
Mandy Moore Calls Donald Trump "the Cruelest" After He Tweets "Don’t Be Afraid of Covid"
Nearly 7.5 million Americans have contracted the coronavirus — more than 210,000 of them have died. Experts say the death rate could rise to 2,900 people per day by the end of December, yet Donald Trump is telling his constituents not to fear COVID-19.
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
The absurdity of this response is highlighted by the fact that the president himself was hospitalized after contracting the virus and treated to top medical care, including an experimental antibody therapy that is not yet available to the public. In the early days of the pandemic, some patients were turned away from hospitals due to overcrowding.
Anyway, the reaction to the president’s tweet was strong and overwhelmingly negative. Mandy Moore was one of the voices condemning Trump’s message, tweeting, “Don’t be afraid of covid? Tell that to the 210,000 families who have lost loved ones. To the Black, Brown and Indigenous folks disproportionately affected. With tens of millions of jobs lost and the economy tanked. Many of us isolated for months. You’re the cruelest. #votehimout."
Don’t be afraid of covid? Tell that to the 210,000 families who have lost loved ones. To the Black, Brown and Indigenous folks disproportionately affected. With tens of millions of jobs lost and the economy tanked. Many of us isolated for months. You’re the cruelest. #votehimout https://t.co/QhM47Pa3lx
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) October 5, 2020
Padma Lakshmi called out Trump’s hypocrisy by sharing a tweet from 2014 in which he called an Ebola doctor “very SELFISH” for spreading the disease in N.Y. after traveling to West Africa.
Like when you were exposed to COVID-19, got it & went to a fundraiser without telling anyone, posed for photos, met w/ soldiers, rode around w/ secret service & then said "don't be afraid of COVID" while pumped up w/ exclusive experimental treatments from your hospital stay? https://t.co/auB7AJvdqt
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) October 5, 2020
“Don’t be afraid of Covid?!” Chris Evans wrote. “You’ve been under round-the-clock care by the best doctors using the best drugs. Do you really think everyone has access to that?! Sadly, I’m sure you’re aware of that disparity, you just don’t care This is reckless to a shocking degree, even for you.”
Don’t be afraid of Covid?!
You’ve been under round-the-clock care by the best doctors using the best drugs. Do you really think everyone has access to that?!
Sadly, I’m sure you’re aware of that disparity, you just don’t care
This is reckless to a shocking degree, even for you https://t.co/H8CGlD9DcZ— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) October 5, 2020
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“‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’ he dares say to those of us who have lost loved ones to Covid,” Ava DuVernay tweeted. “This man is evil.”
“Don’t be afraid of Covid” he dares say to those of us who have lost loved ones to Covid. This man is evil. https://t.co/Ap2dlviXz4
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) October 5, 2020
“Children have lost their parents,” Barbra Streisand reminded followers. “Mothers and fathers are gone! How dare he say such a stupid thing.”
“Don’t be afraid of Covid.“ How preposterous! 210,000 American people have lost their lives! Children have lost their parents. Mothers and fathers are gone! How dare he say such a stupid thing.
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) October 5, 2020
Myriad other public figures voiced their outrage and incredulity as well:
So everyone has the same access to experimental drugs as you so they shouldn’t be afraid of covid? https://t.co/05POCKEA2F
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) October 5, 2020
Idiot super spreader the best medical care in the world tells millions with virus, and the relatives of over 200,000 dead victims: dont be afraid of covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. https://t.co/r1niLAfxLK
— Colin Hanks (@ColinHanks) October 5, 2020
“Don’t be afraid of Covid” should be the end of Trump’s presidency and the Republican Party.
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) October 5, 2020
The sick #IdiotInChief just tweeted that “I never felt better in 20 years. Don’t be afraid of getting COVID!”
TELL THAT TO THE DEAD! Must be pumped up from steroids & getting medications no one else in the world can get. He shoulda said “#ImHighAsAKite”#Base, go get Covid!— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) October 5, 2020
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