both how bad the infections are or what the kind of rates

[lagoo]

I think we’re in a tough period on social distancing, but we have to do it for the next while, until we sort out both how bad the infections are or what the kind of rates of infections are across the country.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-poli...irus-trump-administration-response-ashish-jha

Both...or? Is that a mistake?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes.

 

[GoesStation]

Don't expect grammatical consistency in the words of the President. His spoken and written English are often nearly incoherent.

 

[GoesStation]

Welcome back after nearly a year, Charlie! I hope you and yours are well.

 

[Tdol]

Both...or? Is that a mistake?

It is, but this is a transcription of an interview, and it's the kind of mistake people make when talking. The listener could easily have not even noticed it.

 

[Tdol]

Don't expect grammatical consistency in the words of the President. His spoken and written English are often nearly incoherent.

He does have something of distinctive idiolect, but these aren't his words. It's from an interview about the government response.