Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan slams Trump claim states have enough coronavirus testing to reopen as 'abs

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Source: cnbc



Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan slams Trump claim states have enough coronavirus testing to reopen as ‘absolutely false’
Published Sun, Apr 19 202012:35 PM EDT Updated Moments Ago

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Hogan, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” described the lack of testing as the biggest problem in the nation since the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States.
Hogan is a Republican governor and chair of the National Governors Association. He once considered running against Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination.
The governors of Michigan and Virginia also said testing remained inadequate.


Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican and chair of the National Governors Association, on Sunday dismissed as “absolutely false” Trump administration claims that states have adequate coronavirus testing capacity to begin gradually reopening their economies.

Hogan, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” described the lack of testing as the biggest problem in the nation since the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States. The Maryland governor said he has “repeatedly” made that argument on behalf of America’s governors on both sides of the political aisle to leaders in Washington.

“The administration I think is trying to ramp up testing, they are doing some things with respect to private labs, but to try to push this off to say that the governors have plenty of testing and they should just to get to work on testing, somehow we are not doing our job -- is just absolutely false,” said Hogan, who once considered challenging Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination.

“Every governor in America has been pushing and fighting and clawing to get more tests not only from the federal government but from every private lab in America and from all across the world and we continue to do so,” Hogan added.
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[elleng]

1. Pleased to see my governor speaking up.

[Stuart G]

2. "Absolutely False"...pretty strong language...in my opinion...Thank You for posting this..

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican and chair of the National Governors Association, on Sunday dismissed as “absolutely false” Trump administration claims that states have adequate coronavirus testing capacity to begin gradually reopening their economies.

[BlueMTexpat]

3. Hogan is one of the few

decent GOPers in existence.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. He's like a unicorn. Glad he's my state governer.