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RandySF

(58,440 posts)
Thu May 14, 2020, 08:09 PM May 2020

Trump says testing may be 'frankly overrated'

President Trump on Thursday suggested the practice of widespread coronavirus testing may be "overrated," even as health experts insist it is critical to safely loosen restrictions and reopen businesses.

Trump boasted about the United States's testing capabilities during remarks at a Pennsylvania medical equipment distribution center, where he announced the country has administered 10 million tests since the outbreak began.

"We have the best testing in the world," Trump told employees at Owens & Minor Inc. in Allentown. “Could be that testing’s, frankly, overrated. Maybe it is overrated."

“But we have the greatest testing in the world,” he added. “But what we want is we want to get rid of this thing. That’s what we want."



https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/497846-trump-says-testing-may-be-frankly-overrated

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Trump says testing may be 'frankly overrated' (Original Post) RandySF May 2020 OP
Then why are they testing him and everyone else in the WH every day? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #1
I know, right? mr_lebowski May 2020 #3
You took the words right out of my mouth. sheshe2 May 2020 #4
Says Mr. "let's look into injecting disinfectant" Trump... NT mwooldri May 2020 #2
Fuck OFF trumpgate, you bag of Bloated Sleaze. Cha May 2020 #5
From the germophobe who gets tested daily. tinrobot May 2020 #6
That's what I told my Media Law Professor SBoy May 2020 #7
It's not even up to one individual to decide such a thing Blue Owl May 2020 #8
Somebody should explain solara May 2020 #9
In one way he is correct- no test is needed diagnose his ignorance Under The Radar May 2020 #10
Do us bdamomma May 2020 #11

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,573 posts)
1. Then why are they testing him and everyone else in the WH every day?
Thu May 14, 2020, 08:13 PM
May 2020

If it's so overrated they should stop doing it, right?

Blue Owl

(50,235 posts)
8. It's not even up to one individual to decide such a thing
Thu May 14, 2020, 08:47 PM
May 2020

But Donnie's toddler pea-brain will never understand...

solara

(3,836 posts)
9. Somebody should explain
Thu May 14, 2020, 08:54 PM
May 2020

to pathetic loser impotus trump, in the simplest words possible, that people will still die from Covid-19 whether or not they are tested, and will most likely take many folks with them. To infer that testing for Covid-19 means the virus IS there and killing folks, while not testing means the virus is NOT there and can't possibly harm anyone is unbelievably obtuse and ignorant. Maybe he didn't really say this, maybe it is satire of some kind. Hard to believe someone who is suing for unlimited power could be this deficient.




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