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(CNN)President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday for the first time that deaths in the United States from coronavirus could reach 100,000 or more, adding that if the death toll stays at or below 100,000, "we all together have done a very good job."
On Sunday, Trump said during an evening news conference at the White House that he'd decided to extend the nationwide social distancing guidelines -- which include suggested limits on large gatherings -- for another 30 days to April 30.
Source: Trump concedes US coronavirus death toll could be 100,000 or more
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To recap:
1] Trump sets 100K dead as the standard for doing a good job.
2] Trump extends the shut-down until May.
3] In response Dow Futures went limit down, but have since retraced a fair amount.
As to some commentary, well I'm not sure what to say. If it hasn't become real enough, it looks like it just got more real. If Trump is now claiming 100K deaths will be a good thing, knowing Trump's propensity for salesmanship and his loose relationship with the truth, I'm now getting more worried. No other way to put it. This does not sound good.