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Collected Item: “Trump Failed 180,000 Died”

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Trump Failed 180,000 Died

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Instagram

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This week, it was revealed President Donald Trump deliberately minimized the seriousness of COVID-19 to the public despite understanding its true danger and severity. About 190,000 Americans have died from the disease since the outbreak began earlier this year.

This photo was taken during a Republication National Convention firework celebration of Trump's Presidential nomination.

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Trump, Covid-19, severity, pandemic, death, outbreak, politics, ASU, HST580

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CFAeSzWF5KY/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Drew Arrieta @itsdrw

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2020-09-11
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