Testing. Trump-"We're talking about 325 million people and that's not going to happen".

[brewens]

Asshole! No one has even ever suggested we actually test everyone in the country, but he's used that to deflect a number of times. Yamiche Alcindor misspoke asking him about it one day that let him get away with it, but she clearly meant those who needed to be tested when she said "everyone".

I think that was yesterdays sycophant circus the quote came from. Idiots that hear that and don't realize what he's doing piss me off. He is blocking testing. When it keeps not happening with no real excuse, that should become clear to almost everyone, but his worshippers won't admit it.

No one would want everyone tested, for the simple fact that you'd be creating millions of unnecessary contacts for no reason. Anyone that has reason to believe they were exposed or has any cold or flu symptoms should be tested.

[Girard442]

1. Trumpy the Divoter -- "We can't do it."

[Vinca]

2. I don't see why it can't happen given the 15 minute test. All it takes is federal money,

increased production and the will to do it. Trump needs the money for golfing, doesn't care about production unless he gets his beak wet and has no will to do anything except tweet, watch television and self congratulate.

[stillcool]

3. from day 1

he has done nothing to help, but plenty to hurt. It's a broken record, in so many ways.

[duforsure]

4. He from the start has done nothing to help the American people in a crisis

Without testing the American people are left at risk so trump can politically benefit , while we risk our lives. Trump is the biggest political failure this country's ever seen, and will kill more Americans than any other president in all of our history. He's failed from ignoring warnings, he's refused getting medical supplies and equipment to those critically needing it, and after this even his supporters know he's dangerous , and corrupt, and are tired of his lying.

[lark]

5. This isn't accidental, this is on purpose to destroy liberal America

and implement permanent rw government. Barr gave the game away when he sent a draft law to McTraitor allowing for the indefinite detention of persons for any reason during a time of declared national crisis. Luckily even McTraitor could see how big a tell this was and wouldn't even bring it to the Senate floor now because he didn't want to give the game away prematurely.

[uponit7771]

7. +1, randomly stupid he would've done a couple of things in our favor

[uponit7771]

6. We're fucked then

[Mc Mike]

8. Anyone who needs a test can get a test, and they're beautiful.

They're perfect, like the transcript, like the Ukraininan phone call.

[Hotler]

9. Only his wealthy supporters and his family will get them. nt

[lagomorph777]

10. I have suggested we actually test everyone in the country; multiple times per person.

That is EXACTLY what we need to do to survive, and Trump is the only reason we can't do it.

And there's no reason it should create unnecessary contacts. With something like a pregnancy test, you can do it at home and get the results at home. Do the whole thing by mail. If you want to collect data, provide a smartphone app that sends a picture of your tester and its barcode ID back to CDC.

[brewens]

11. It wasn't happening and wasn't going to. Cutting off funding may be what they think can

be cover for everyone seeing Trump was blocking testing. I can't see it working, but the half-wits are believing anything they are told. All the bullshit about us doing the best job testing in the world. Yeah, we got it done and it's not needed anymore. They will accept that as fact. If it blows up on them, they come up with another lie.

[Igel]

12. "Nobody" is a hard word.

It requires a lot of knowledge. It's quite a claim to know what everybody in the US has published concerning this, much less what's been said. Truly a stunning depth of knowledge.

But I can say that some people have asked for this, not just on DU but also in published material quoted in OPs. This is a much humbler claim: I don't know what everybody has said or not said, but I do know what perhaps a dozen have said.

As for misconstruing what's said, that's a parlor game as well as a massively multiplayer online game. Oddly, it's actually two games played in parallel, each game only having one side. (Makes winning very easy. Every kick's a goal.)

The primary requirement for playing is ill-will and being more interested in scoring points than scoring understanding.

Somebody misconstrued what somebody said, in a way to both humiliate the other person and see oneself as victimized and be outraged? Gee. What a surprise.