Yahoo Movies Laura Ingraham Gets Roasted For Rosy Tweet On Texas Coronavirus Cases
While Texas did record its fifth straight day of decreasing coronavirus cases earlier this week, it was no time for a victory lap.
But Fox News host Laura Ingraham did one for the state anyway, posting a graph Wednesday that appeared to indicate some improvement in the situation so she could take a swipe at Democrats.
“Texas ... looking pretty good,” she wrote. “Bad news for the ‘Shut it all Down’ Democrats.”
Texas...looking pretty good. Bad news for the “Shut it all Down” Democrats. pic.twitter.com/avqYzzi01c
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) July 30, 2020
Her rosy outlook for a state that rushed to reopen and balked at mask measures before Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a mandate seemed out of step, however. The graph itself revealed the grim reality of how far out of control the pandemic had become there. And Texas’ promising run ended Tuesday with its second-highest case increase (11,408). On Wednesday the state got hit with its second-highest rise in daily deaths, 327, the Houston Chronicle reported.
The toll stands at more than 403,000 cases and 6,100 deaths.
Twitter let her have it.
— Noah Dr. Doomscroll Mallin (@NoahMallin) July 30, 2020
Oh, Honey. pic.twitter.com/aRXt9GaWTe
— AR Erickson (@ar_erickson) July 30, 2020
In what universe does this look "pretty good"? pic.twitter.com/P4IFWPUHtJ
— James Martini (@nulltensor) July 30, 2020
In the last few weeks, a spike from 4000 to 9000 cases a day... "looking pretty good"?!
— Paul "stronger than dirt" Irvin (@pabloalto) July 30, 2020
One person dying in Texas every 6 minutes Laura. Good job Republicans. You’re ALL done. #RIPGOP
— Barb (@BarbL219) July 30, 2020
Looking at the worst graph in the world and thinking “pretty good” is the kind of optimism I need to find. That’s some “the glass is 1/64th full” positivity.
— Jeremy Sutton (@JeremyTheSutton) July 30, 2020
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