A Univision report about Joe Biden's plan to inoculate 100 million Americans with a COVID-19 vaccine in his first 100 days didn’t only reveal the degree to which they underestimate the intelligence of their audience, but also their willingness to play dumb as long as the boss says to do so.
Parroting the current talking points echoed by all of the mainstream media, anchor Satcha Pretto and Washington correspondent Edwin Pitti, of the morning kaffeeklatsch Despierta America, reported Biden's plagiarized claim that he will “get at least 100 million COVID vaccine shots into the arms of American people in the first 100 days” as if it were hot off the press.
Take a look at this video where Pitti tells a tale of the miracle about to happen thanks to a candidate that hasn't even been sworn in, while mocking President Donald Trump for (rightfully) “taking credit for everything that has happened right now not only with the creation, but also the distribution of the vaccine.”
EDWIN PITTI: Good morning Satcha. We begin with this information at a time when the United States exceeds 15 million cases of coronavirus and 284,000 deaths. We know that tomorrow Thursday, the FDA will have a meeting to authorize an emergency measure that would give its approval to the vaccine created by Pfizer and BioNtech. This would be very important because within days, millions of Americans could begin the process of being vaccinated in the midst of this pandemic. This occurs when President-elect Joe Biden also officially introduces his medical team, but commits to fulfilling a three-prong plan within the first 100 days of his administration. It will include ensuring 100 million vaccines.
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And while Joe Biden was introducing his medical team, President Donald Trump held a White House summit where he basically devoted himself to taking credit for everything that has happened right now not only with the creation, but also the distribution of the vaccine. The president also signed an executive order that, according to him, will ensure that all Americans are vaccinated. Satcha?
Maybe the Spanish-speaking media weren't listening, but the public was when on December 2, 2020, President Donald Trump informed the nation of its current Operation Warp Speed plan to vaccinate 100 million American within the NEXT 100 days.
To prove that at Univision News they only deceive themselves with their biased reporting, their coverage included information about an upcoming FDA meeting to authorize “an emergency measure that would give approval to the vaccine created by Pfizer and BioNtech” that would mean that “millions of Americans could start the process of being vaccinated in the midst of this pandemic.” Will they insist that this was of Biden's doing?
The same goes for a closing comment that the correspondent marred with an anti-Trump jibe: “The president also signed an executive order that, according to him, will ensure that all Americans are vaccinated.”
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Press on "expand" to read the complete transcript of the segment mentioned above as it aired on Wednesday, December 9, 2020:
Univision's Despierta America
December 9, 2020SATCHA PRETTO: Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden promises to distribute 100 million doses in his first 100 days. And in recent hours, President Trump seeks to guarantee the drug after rejecting an offer to buy additional batches. In addition, the White House proposes a second round of stimulus checks, at the expense of a reduction in unemployment subsidies. We're going live to Washington, D.C., with Edwin Pitti to share all the details with us. Edwin, good morning.
EDWIN PITTI: Good morning Satcha. We begin with this information at a time when the United States exceeds 15 million cases of coronavirus and 284,000 deaths. We know that tomorrow Thursday, the FDA will have a meeting to authorize an emergency measure that would give its approval to the vaccine created by Pfizer and BioNtech. This would be very important because within days, millions of Americans could begin the process of being vaccinated in the midst of this pandemic. This occurs when President-elect Joe Biden also officially introduces his medical team, but commits to fulfilling a three-prong plan within the first 100 days of his administration. It will include ensuring 100 million vaccines, making sure children can return to school and keeping them safe and above all and very important, signing an executive order to get everyone to use the mask. Let's hear what Biden said:
JOE BIDEN: This team will help get at the latest – at the last 100 million COVID-19 vaccines – at least 100 million COVID vaccine shots into the arms of American people in the first 100 days. 100 million shots in the first 100 days.
PITTI: And while Joe Biden was introducing his medical team, President Donald Trump held a White House summit where he basically devoted himself to taking credit for everything that has happened right now not only with the creation, but also the distribution of the vaccine. The president also signed an executive order that, according to him, will ensure that all Americans are vaccinated. Satcha?
