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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump: "If the need arises ..."
1. Reporters asked Trump about releasing federal stock piles of ventilators and masks ...
2. Reporters asked Trump about having the army build emergency hospitals ...
Trump's response:
"We're looking at that,
if the need arises."
How many Americans have to die before 'the need arises'?
We're also being told:
"America has the best caronavirus test in the world.
Tests being used by other countries aren't as good as ours."
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Trump: "If the need arises ..." (Original Post)
left-of-center2012
Mar 2020
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louis-t
(23,295 posts)1. There are very few tests available.
He is lying again.
samnsara
(17,622 posts)2. thats his same stock answer for "I dont know what the fuck Im talking about"
...he is so in over his head..hes going to just trump* talk over everyone..
NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)3. But didn't the test come from Roche? A Swiss company?
So we had to go elsewhere to get the best test in the world?? Im confooosed Uncle Donnie - please explain.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)4. With Trump, this GIF is being worn out...
Meanwhile in Africa, word is they're developing a ten minute portable test. The current test takes 6-8 hours and is done in an expensive lab.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-16/ten-minute-coronavirus-test-could-be-game-changer-for-africa
Maraya1969
(22,483 posts)5. I didn't know coronavirus test kits are valuated. What a dick.
Baitball Blogger
(46,735 posts)6. He is not proactive.