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EDITOR, The Tribune

Fifty people die, and it’s a hoax says Dr. Trump.

500 people die, and it’s a hoax says Dr. Trump.

1,000 people die, and it’s a hoax, says Dr. Trump.

After all, many more die of cancer.

Fifty thousand people die and it’s still a hoax, says Dr. Trump.

After all, many more die of heart attacks.

One hundred and fifty thousand people die and it’s still a hoax, says Dr. Trump.

The numbers are fake, he now says.

Yes, it must be a hoax because Dr. Trump says so.

So let us look at this. Many do die from cancer and heart attacks.

Cancer is not contagious and the treatment is chemotherapy and radiation.

A heart attack is not contagious and the treatment is prescribed by a heart specialist.

Chickenpox is contagious and many years ago, the treatment was isolation.

COVID-19 is highly contagious and the way to stop spreading it is the wearing of masks, washing of hands, social distancing or isolation until an effective vaccine or treatment is developed.

If you were to have any of these conditions, who would you take advice from, Dr. Trump or Dr. Fauci?

Dr. Trump would call it a hoax; Dr. Fauci would recommend whatever is necessary to cure the problem.

Dr Trump refuses to wear a mask or practice social distancing and proudly flaunts this.

He refuses to take the recommendations from the doctor in charge. Thus, he knowingly endangers the lives of innocent people.

There is a law in the United States that states that it is a crime if you knowingly transmit AIDS to another person, thus endangering his/her life.

Are Dr. Trump and his allies knowingly endangering the lives of other people by not wearing a mask or practising social distancing? I’d say yes.

But people are a lot like sheep. You put a Ram in front of a thousand sheep and they’ll blindly follow him.

If the Ram has several screws loose and he leads the herd of sheep into a crowd of hungry wolves, they’ll follow him.

This goes on until another Ram, seeing what is happening, separates the herd and takes them in a safer direction.

In my opinion the Ram is the President of the United States of America. He is the Leader of the free world, aliens like me included.

Our nations look up to him for guidance.

He says COVID-19 is a hoax, and so people refuse to wear masks or social distance, and they also go to the beach and have parties.

Is this lead Ram, the President of the Free World, committing a crime by knowingly leading the sheep of the Free World to sudden death?

This Ram has some screws loose, and to save all of us in the free world from sudden death, a new Ram must separate the herd!!

Doctors have said that until a vaccine or treatment is found, the only way to stop the spread of this virus is to wear a mask, wash your hands frequently, and practice social distancing.

For God’s sake, if you don’t care about yourself, respect others and don’t expose them to death by foolish actions.

Wear a mask, wash your hands, and practice social distancing. Please.

Former MP PIERRE DUPUCH

Nassau,

August 3, 2020