President Trump on Saturday quipped that he encouraged administration officials to slow down testing capacity for the coronavirus because the increased identification of cases made …
President Trump on Saturday quipped that he encouraged administration officials to slow down testing capacity for the coronavirus because the increased identification of cases made the country look bad.
“Testing is a double-edged sword,” Trump said during a campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla. “We’ve tested now 25 million people. It’s probably 20 million people more than anybody else. Germany’s done a lot.South Korea’s done a lot.
“Here’s the bad part,” he continued. “When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people. You’re going to find more cases. So I said to my people,’slow the testing down, please!’”
The president’s remark appeared to be in jest and came during a lengthy riff on the coronavirus.
