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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFact-checking Trump: No, US not testing 'more than every country in the world, combined'
By Associated Press -May 5, 2020 10:00 AM
In addition, on a more telling measure the proportion of a country's population that gets tested the U.S. was not only late getting started but is still way behind.
Donald Trump was displeased when the Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress joined in a statement declining to use coronavirus testing machines from the White House for lawmakers. The statement affirmed what U.S. officials already know but Trump won't admit the U.S. is still short of the tests crucial to ending the pandemic.
Trump responded to their statement with a falsehood.
TRUMP: "Interesting? By Congress not wanting the special 5 minute testing apparatus, they are saying that they are not 'essential'. In any event, we have great testing capacity, and have performed 6.5 million tests, which is more than every country in the world, combined!" tweet Monday.
THE FACTS: This is not remotely true.
https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-testing-lies-congress-covid-19/
This picture alone says everything about arrogance......and there is a poster board of Louisiana behind him .....
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Fact-checking Trump: No, US not testing 'more than every country in the world, combined' (Original Post)
turbinetree
May 2020
OP
It would be easier if they kept track of anything he ever said that was true
SoonerPride
May 2020
#4
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)1. If it comes out of The Dumpster's mouth it is always
"not remotely true."
All that spews from the mouth of The Dumpster is pure garbage.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)2. There's that punchable face again. Aaargh! Hold me back.
ProfessorGAC
(65,381 posts)6. Umm, No?
Why would I want to hold you back?
GopherGal
(2,010 posts)8. I was thinking we need a trigger warning
on posts with that backpfeifengesicht in them.
Wounded Bear
(58,773 posts)3. If Trump says it, you can comfortably assume it's a lie...
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)4. It would be easier if they kept track of anything he ever said that was true
It would be a very small list indeed.
Like his hands.
niyad
(113,860 posts)5. Backpfeifengesicht
NCjack
(10,279 posts)7. He looks like El Duce. Full of ignorance and pride and as ignorant as a steaming pile of shit. nt