President Trump told a whopper during his April 22 press briefing: “Ultimately, we’re doing more testing, I think, than probably any of the governors even want.” At the same time many governors, regardless of party affiliation, are pleading for more tests.
A second lie blatantly disregarded the very science that will enable us to emerge from this pandemic with as few future deaths as possible. According to Trump, “not everybody believes as strongly as some people on testing,” as if epidemiological facts care.
Tests slow COVID-19 by identifying and then quarantining those who test positive; even those might not show symptoms while they are spreading the disease.
As of May 5, more than 70,000 Americans have died. How many are due to Trump’s egregiously inadequate response?
Barbara Chiarello, Austin
Note from KBJ: Stop projecting your mendacity onto President Trump, Barbara.
