Originally Posted by
eskimo
I don't think it's a question of the number making an impact on people, but the increased likelihood that his supporters will know someone closely that died.
A president on the TV saying "35 trillion people you don't know are going to die because that's less of a problem than the economy taking a downturn" will play just fine with his supporters.
A president on the TV saying "Your grandmother died because that's less of a problem than the economy taking a downturn" won't sell with anyone.
It's not real for people yet. It will be. And it's going to probably take millions of death to make it real to Trump's supporters.