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[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

Donald Trump has once again blundered through an account of the Spanish Flu after wrongly claiming it started in 1917 and ended World War One.

The President has frequently drawn comparisons between the early 20th Century influenza pandemic and coronavirus but has repeatedly muddled his history.

Speaking at last night's Fox News virtual town hall meeting at the Lincoln Memorial, he said: 'So in 1917 we had a horrible flu, the Spanish flu. So much has been written about it...

'It killed between 50 to 100 million people and probably ended the First World War because all the soldiers were getting sick. It was the worst the world has ever seen, that we know of.'

His version of events raised eyebrows from viewers who were quick to point out that the Spanish Flu broke out in 1918 - it is even commonly referred to as the 1918 pandemic.

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

"The White House is simply afraid of people learning the truth."

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]