# Am I the only one who remembers \[Trump saying people were going to die\]?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [July 19, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754 "2020-07-19T15:33:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754/1 "2020-07-19T15:33:48Z")

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Weeks ago, David Muir interviewed President Trump about ending the original stay-at-home order. They were seated well over six feet apart.

David Muir asked if Trump were ending the order too soon.

Trump explained it was necessary for the economy. The economy needed people to resume business.

Muir wanted to know at what expense resuming the economy would take.

Trump said, “People are going to die.”

How many have to die, Mister President?

~VOW

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754/2 "2020-07-19T18:35:00Z")

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I didn’t remember, however its something well worth locating on video and spreading around on social media

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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754/3 "2020-07-19T19:16:08Z")

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Here it is.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WrPTkaO3IBo/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump speaks with ABC News' David Muir | WNT") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrPTkaO3IBo)

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754/4 "2020-07-19T19:55:37Z")

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Title edited to indicate subject. Please use descriptive thread titles.

Colibri  
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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754/5 "2020-07-19T22:30:12Z")

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@Colibri

Thank you, Colibri. I’m sorry, I promise to do better next time.

~VOW

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-remembers-trump-saying-people-were-going-to-die/915754/6 "2020-07-19T22:44:03Z")

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I saw it when it aired.  
I thought he was the cold hearted bastard I knew he was.