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.
