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Johnny2X2X

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14. Trump bragged about it

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:49 AM

Jun 22

"We shut the entire economy down!" Donald Trump in 2020

'We closed all the schools." Donald Trump in 2020.

And you know what, if kids did fall behind, it's probably a price worth paying considering we saved millions of lives and millions of other people from having long term health problems from Covid.

There are families of a lot of people who died that don't think the shutdowns were long enough.

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Comer: They missed out on a whole year of learning because of Dr Fauci's lies about covid. [View all] Swede Jun 22 OP

Fuck off comer. spanone Jun 22 #1

hopefully one of the disappeared dave99 Jun 22 #22

They always forget who was president that first miserable year of covid newdeal2 Jun 22 #2

Trump bragged about it Johnny2X2X Jun 22 #14

STFU............... Lovie777 Jun 22 #3

These people should be placed in reeducation camps bucolic_frolic Jun 22 #4

Closing schools in the spring of 2020 was a needed intervention Prairie Gates Jun 22 #5

It's a right-wing argument to personally blame their boogeyman Dr. Fauci for it AZJonnie Jun 22 #19

Exactly MustLoveBeagles Jun 22 #23

Not to mention the additional cases of Long COVID RockCreek Jun 22 #26

Luckily I didn't do that Prairie Gates Jun 22 #31

Comer can't understand. No kidding. Jim__ Jun 22 #6

The liar says what? The Blue Flower Jun 22 #7

Yhey missed out on a whole year of learning becauee dumbasses like him didnt think covid worth responding to until SSJVegeta Jun 22 #8

These people were first in line for the vaccine Johonny Jun 22 #9

With all the crap snowybirdie Jun 22 #10

I thought the right like homeschooling? 33taw Jun 22 #11

Comer Rebl2 Jun 22 #12

We're screwed because they are weaponizing disinformation. Baitball Blogger Jun 22 #13

Dr Fauci is/was a treasure. milestogo Jun 22 #15

As Jimmy Buffett sang... Liberal In Texas Jun 22 #16

Kids Missed A Whole Year Of School? ProfessorGAC Jun 22 #17

Chicago Public Schools closed in April 2020 and didn't open again fully until August 2021 Prairie Gates Jun 22 #21

Thanks ProfessorGAC Jun 22 #30

And the Republican solution is to cut funding and support for education across the board Midnight Writer Jun 22 #18

Education post covid is a mess -- Trump's responsible. mr715 Jun 22 #20

Isn't it funny how Comer doesn't name a single "lie" Fauci supposedly told about COVID? Wiz Imp Jun 22 #24

Even more than RFK Jr!? mr715 Jun 22 #25

In Ohio, they are trying to blame Amy Acton for the actions of the (R) governor back then Maeve Jun 22 #27

and yet they're still smarter than Gomer mike_c Jun 22 #28

Yes, and I think Comer missed out on some learning in his lifetime. 2MuchNoise Jun 22 #29