As part of an interview that was aired this past Sunday, President Joe Biden (D) made the statement that the pandemic was entirely “over,” seemingly ignoring the fact that the numbers from the CDC still show hundred of Americans dying each day to COVID-19.
Biden made these statements as part of an interview with leftist host Scott Pelley of CBS News’ “60 Minutes.”
Biden’s comments come after more Americans have died of COVID-19 or its variants while under his leadership than have died from the same virus under the leadership of former President Donald Trump.
“Mr. President, first Detroit Auto Show in three years. Is the pandemic over?” stated Pelley while the pair were in attendance at an auto show.
“The pandemic is over,” stated Biden. “We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lotta work on it. It’s– but the pandemic is over. if you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I think this is a perfect example of it.”
Politico issued a report concerning the remarks made by the president, stating that there were not in any way part of the pre-approved “planned remarks” and that his statements “caught several of his own health officials by surprise.”
“The impact on the psyche of the American people as a consequence of the pandemic is profound,” he expressed. “Think of how that has changed everything. You know, people’s attitudes about themselves, their families, about the state of the nation, about the state of their communities. And so there’s a lot of uncertainty out there, a great deal of uncertainty. And we lost a million people.”
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Scott Pelley: Mr. President, first Detroit Auto Show in three years. Is the pandemic over?
President Joe Biden: The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lotta work on it. It’s– but the pandemic is over. if you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I think this is a perfect example of it.
