It's so nice to have someone with such a firm grasp of history in charge of the country

[thewayne]

"In 1917 they say, right, the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing, where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people. Probably ended the Second World War. All the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible situation."
-- Trump

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[foreverdawning]

Oh gosh is this a real quote?

[thewayne]

Apparently.  I don't know where he said it, but a heck of a thing to say.

[dewline]

It's real.

Context here:

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/trump-1917-flu-pandemic_n_5f31ebfdc5b6960c066b3e1d?ri18n=true

[thewayne]

Thank you!  I read HuffPo from their app, and apparently that had already scrolled past.  Sadly fascinating read.

[foreverdawning]

Thanks for the link but also yikes!