Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio blasted the media Sunday, tweeting that some of its members “can’t contain their glee & delight” in reporting that the United States has more coronavirus cases than China — and that the media are guilty of being “grotesque” and doing “bad journalism.”
“We have NO IDEA how many cases China really has, but without any doubt it’s significantly more than [what] they admit to,” the Florida senator added.
Some in our media can’t contain their glee & delight in reporting that the U.S. has more #CoronaVirus cases than #China
Beyond being grotesque,its bad journalism
We have NO IDEA how many cases China really has but without any doubt its significantly more than why they admit to
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 29, 2020
As of Monday morning, Johns Hopkins University reported there are just over 143,000 confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases compared to 82,198 in China, where the virus originated.
And when the number of U.S. cases first eclipsed China’s reported number, GQ Magazine correspondent Julia Ioffe asked a rather sarcastic question that appeared to reflect Rubio’s concern: “Who’s the s**thole country now?” – READ MORE
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