“None of the things he did since he had it have helped us a bit, and, if anything, would fly in the face of it," she said, noting that the president took his mask off as soon as he returned to the White House. “All he did was continue to show people that the things we are saying to do are overblown and an overreaction. As a physician, it is so dang frustrating."
People are misinformed about this situation. Trump is literally quarantined basically at the White House. Anyone to come in his presence will have all the medical gear on.
But as people calling it a hoax well no leader has said that.
You have people who believe the Holocaust never happened and 9/11 was a hoax so of course, you will have these people. But I do not see them being a large percentage.
Back in March, a poll was done.
And a majority of Republicans — 54% — said the response to the coronavirus is overblown. 40% said it was a real threat. 6% unsure.
Independents saw the coronavirus as a real threat. Fifty percent of them view it as such then compared with 64% of independents in February who said the virus was legitimately threatening. 41% Blown out of proportion
9% unsure
Democrats remained the most unchanged on this question. An increasing number of them — 76% — said the danger of the coronavirus is real, up from 70% in February 2020.
20% Blown out of proportion
4% unsure
So maybe the blown out of proportion crowd may include those who call it a hoax but I bet it is smaller because I believe it is blown out of proportion but equally believe it to be real.
As for personal experience, I have yet to hear someone flat out say it isn't real.
As for people deny or demanding certain treatments, well I couldn't blame them as so much about this virus was unknown, experts disagreed over treatments, and the media bias made truth hard to find.
