# Trump says the US leading the world in coronavirus cases is 'a badge of honor' **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 19, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149 "2020-05-19T22:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/41 "2020-05-21T15:23:42Z")
Kudrow said “they’re looking for a 21 and a half percent growth rate, sir, in the third quarter” Is that even possible? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/42 "2020-05-21T15:40:10Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Kudrow said “they’re looking for a 21 and a half percent growth rate, sir, in the third quarter” > > Is that even possible? Well, the market dropped that much (I believe), so why couldn’t it come back up? I mean, I’m looking for lamp with genie in it, I just don’t expect to find it. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/43 "2020-05-21T18:03:40Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I hope to god we learn something from this whole debacle. 63 million people thought this deranged fuck up was qualified to be president. It’s worse than that… Most of those 63 million people will vote for him again. Occasionally you see articles on how to best convince the other side (in politics) of something (going either way). But when you have president Trump doing what he has done these past few years and people are lining up to pull the lever for him again there is no convincing them. These people are lost. Completely deranged. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/44 "2020-05-21T19:02:19Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Kudrow said “they’re looking for a 21 and a half percent growth rate, sir, in the third quarter” > > Is that even possible? I’m pretty sure we already accomplished that — in the third quarter of the twentieth century (1950-1975)… ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/45 "2020-05-22T05:16:11Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > And it would be a tin that was actually full of shit, so you can spread that shit sheen around? Hey, I’m just the idea guy. You’re implementation, so however you see fit. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/46 "2020-05-22T18:52:23Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > It’s worse than that… > > Most of those 63 million people will vote for him again. > > Occasionally you see articles on how to best convince the other side (in politics) of something (going either way). But when you have president Trump doing what he has done these past few years and people are lining up to pull the lever for him again there is no convincing them. > > These people are lost. Completely deranged. It’s admittedly been a while since I’ve looked at the predictions and punditry with regard to turnout, but I seem to recall that the people who intend to vote against Trump are expected to significantly outnumber the people who intend to vote for him. This is what drives the concern that Republicans will attempt to disrupt voting and tinker with the results in unprecedented ways. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/47 "2020-05-23T02:18:28Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I seem to recall that the people who intend to vote against Trump are expected to significantly outnumber the people who intend to vote for him. Yeah. Last time they were outnumbered, too, but still carried the damn election thanks to that nonsensical system we have. The problem isn’t that people who vote for the other candidate outnumber those who vote for him, it’s that those who vote for him are strategically placed. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149/48 "2020-05-23T13:49:35Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Yeah. Last time they were outnumbered, too, but still carried the damn election thanks to that nonsensical system we have. > > The problem isn’t that people who vote for the other candidate outnumber those who vote for him, it’s that those who vote for him are strategically placed. What’s so crazy is I don’t think he wanted to win, or thought he could win. But Russia got him elected. He wanted to start the anti-Hillary channel because he was pissed off that ‘The Apprentice’ was cancelled. He would make Fox News look left wing. Not that he gives a shit about politics. Now he has plenty of attention though. Good or bad, I don’t think he gives a shit. Well, that’s pretty clear. Anyway, he may understand that with the microscope he’s put himself under, the only way to stay out of a courtroom is to get re-elected. Oh, and being President is probably the only thing keeping his personal empire (be what it may) afloat. It’s. Absolutely. Nuts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-the-us-leading-the-world-in-coronavirus-cases-is-a-badge-of-honor/854149.md?page=2)