When asked about a new study suggesting that the negative effects of lockdowns far outweigh any positives, White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded that most of America’s lockdowns occurred during the Trump administration.

The study is a Johns Hopkins meta analysis of lockdowns that found that they are not an effective way of reducing mortality during a pandemic but do cause tremendous societal harm.

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