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#TrumpDeathToll81K trends as president tries to boast about his coronavirus success
President Donald J. Trump displays his signature on a proclamation making the month of May Older Americans Month, during the America’s Seniors event Thursday, April 30, 2020, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
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#TrumpDeathToll81K trends as president tries to boast about his coronavirus success

By: Matthew Chapman May 11, 2020 4:36PM ET
Matthew Chapman
Matthew Chapman

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

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On Monday, President Donald Trump gave a press conference trying to boast about his administration's efforts to secure new testing capacity for COVID-19.

But his words did little to impress commenters on social media, as #TrumpDeathToll81K — which emerged earlier in the day — continued to trend heavily on Twitter.

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