President Trump on Friday seemingly compared tests being administered for the coronavirus to his call with Ukraine’s president last year that was at the center of his impeachment, calling the tests “perfect.”
Trump made the comparison while touring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, CDC Director Robert Redfield and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), among others.
“Anybody that needs a test gets a test; they’re there, they have the tests, and the tests are beautiful,” Trump told reporters during the visit, touting the administration’s response as more than 270 cases of the virus were confirmed across more than two dozen states as of Friday.
“The tests are all perfect, like the letter was perfect, the transcription was perfect, right?” he added later. “This was not as perfect as that, but pretty good.”
Azar nodded at one point as the president noted that “they’re making millions more [tests] as we speak.”
AZAR tries to explain that more tests are coming, but Trump waves him off to jump in.
TRUMP: “Anybody that needs a test gets a test…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good.” pic.twitter.com/A3hgYOJLUt
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 6, 2020
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WATCH: Trump insists coronavirus tests are "perfect."
"Anybody that needs a test gets a test; they're there, they have the tests, and the tests are beautiful," he claimed Friday. https://t.co/CmUs340VTb pic.twitter.com/N0rSQcOjVl
— The Hill (@thehill) March 7, 2020
Latest @CNN reporting:
4:25 p.m: Minnesota reports first coronavirus case
5:20 p.m: First coronavirus case in Oklahoma
6:35 p.m: Connecticut reveals first coronavirus case
7:18 p.m: First coronavirus case in Kentucky reported
8:05 p.m: Nebraska reports first coronavirus case
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 7, 2020
It’s time to talk to Dad about managed care. https://t.co/GPJRfa99cD
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 7, 2020
He is wearing his CAMPAIGN HAT ON AN OFFICIAL TRIP?
TO THE CDC? WHICH IS DEALING WITH A PANDEMIC? https://t.co/NjYP4T0Nj0
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) March 6, 2020
In a span of 6 minutes.
Ready?
“I didn’t know people died from the flu.”
“Doctors are coming up to me and saying ‘how do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability.”
— YS (@NYinLA2121) March 7, 2020
The man is mentally unstable. https://t.co/Dddn0A7TYY
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 7, 2020
This is the guy who complains that the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus outbreak. Well, Donnie, what do you call this?
Somebody put a muzzle on Donnie and take away his phone too.
I will not be surprised when Trump throws Pence under the bus and pick Kanye West as his running mate. They’d be “beautiful” together. Perfect in fact.
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