200 is probably thought of as ‘sad and unfortunate’ whereas ‘thousands’ would be considered by the mainstream to be a national tragedy. They can’t afford to have people thinking that way about the situation. It would shed too much light on the malfeasance at work.
To minimize the lack of FEMA aide and to cover up the criminally inept response of the FJB administration
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200 is probably thought of as ‘sad and unfortunate’ whereas ‘thousands’ would be considered by the mainstream to be a national tragedy. They can’t afford to have people thinking that way about the situation. It would shed too much light on the malfeasance at work.