Trump again increased his estimate of the final COVID death toll, telling WSJ "we could be heading to a number that’s, you know, higher than 150,000 to 200,000." His previous highest prediction was 110K, on May 8. That was up from 50K-60K in April. And 0ish in February.

Trump again increased his estimate of the final COVID death toll, telling WSJ "we could be heading to a number that’s, you know, higher than 150,000 to 200,000."

His previous highest prediction was 110K, on May 8. That was up from 50K-60K in April.

And 0ish in February.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 18, 2020