Trump falsely blames Obama admin for hurting rollout of coronavirus test kits: Fact Check

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

President Donald Trump is falsely blaming the Obama administration for the slow rollout of U.S. tests for the new coronavirus, ignoring his administration’s own fumbles in responding to the health crisis and mischaracterizing Obama-era policies.

His comments, delivered to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, come as many Americans are asking how they can get tested for the dangerous virus to ensure it doesn’t spread unnecessarily through communities.

The Trump administration has faced sharp questions by state governors and Democratic lawmakers for the lack of tests available to doctors and hospitals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acknowledged that its initial test kits didn’t work as designed and that new tests were needed -- delaying the government’s ability to detect and contain the spread of the virus.

At a briefing at the White House this week, Trump pointed the finger at the Obama administration, inaccurately suggesting that “a decision” made under President Barack Obama had tied the hands of his current administration.

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[mr_lebowski]

1. I'm being told that Obama, Hillary, Biden, Pelosi, Thunberg and Rupaul

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invented the coronavirus in the basement of someplace called Asteroid Bowling Ball and then gave it to those gun kids from Florida and told them spread it all across the world to try to bring down Trump.

I don't know if it's true, but I'm hearing it from MANY people.

Many, many people.

[Elwood P Dowd]

5. And his base will believe every word of it.

Remember the dude at one of Trump's Hitler rallies blaiming Obama for 9-11. Said Obama was too busy playing golf and let OBL attack us. More recently, I've heard a couple of them blaming Obama and Bernie Sanders for the stock market dive this past monday and tuesday.

[IrishEyes]

7. Don't forget. Rosie O'Donnell and Bette Midler helped out.

That is what many, many people are saying.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

11. Bengazi!

Isn't that the correct GOP response to any problem?

[Mendocino]

18. Walt and Jessie did it.

YO SCIENCE!

[yaesu]

19. and then there's the JFK assassination

[lagomorph777]

22. Some people are saying that Obama has a time machine.

Because that's what it would take to make any of this true.

But if Obama had a time machine, Trump wouldn't be in the White House.

See, one of the many paradoxes of time travel.

[RussBLib]

2. There is nothing this man will not lie about.

What a repugnant, abhorrent individual our president is.

[Rebl2]

24. Like I

heard someone on morning joe say, if trumps lips are moving, he’s lying.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

3. Creature of paralyzing stupidity says what ?

[catbyte]

4. But of course he does.

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[NCjack]

26. Will a national TV news reporter ever ask Trump: You are in office now for 3 years. Why

haven't you corrected this mistake you say you have inherited from Obama?

[flibbitygiblets]

6. Gee who could have seen that coming? Right, everyone.

the only people who believe that tired old horseshit also thing the novel corona virus is caused by drinking Corona beer.

[progree]

8. "Robert Redfield - head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - backed up Trump"

But standing next to Trump, Robert Redfield – head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – backed up Trump’s mischaracterization of Obama-era policy when it came to medical tests.

Redfield told reporters that “in the previous administration that became regulated” and that the recent move by the FDA allowed “regulatory relief.”

Ughh.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. If it wasn't for Obama the virus pandemic could be a whole lot worse

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-vaccine-free-for-patients-result-of-obamacare-2020-2

[tclambert]

10. Some say Obama was responsible for the 9/11 attacks, also.

Ask your typical Republican in the street. They will agree with that statement.

[Captain Zero]

12. Maybe some of the 800

Obama LAID off from the CDC understood test kit protocols better than the Temps Trump is now hiring ?

Oh wait.

That was Trump who throttled personnel numbers at the CDC. BUT maybe he knows where to go find them now. A few INDEED ads for microbiologists ?

[SergeStorms]

13. Some people say.....

Obama was seen on the grassy knoll, November 22, 1963.

This shouldn't surprise anyone. Trump never takes responsibility for anything that goes wrong in his administration (the total tonnage of which is astronomical) and never will.

[mpcamb]

14. "... falsely blames" Uh, I think the accurate term is "LIES"

So, headline writers- USE IT.

[Dem forever]

15. Open mouth and garbage

Give him enough time and he will destroy our country. Look at every business he has been involved in and owned. It’s all a colossal failure one after another. The man talks and it’s so clear he has a intellectual capacity of a moron. Read his tweets and you would think he has brain damage . But worst then that he could care less about performing the duties of his office. He only function is to enrich himself and at the same time feed his need for praise. He is so insecure that he needs constant validation from his base.
His party at the top knows this and as long as the tax cuts stay in place they are pleased with their portfolios. They value money over our democratic system. They have slowly crossed over to the lawlessness style of government.
Bring on the blue wave and take back the senate. Send this ass hat packing and put him in a orange jump suit to match his hair.

[hkp11]

16. it wasn't me...

If things are going bad for him, blame Obama for it...
If things are going great for him, say it was himself that did it, so it became great...

only take ownership if it looks good for him...otherwise blame it on the previous president

he's like a bad child who says "it wasn't me....it was him" and takes credit when it benefits himself

[Botany]

17. So Obama stopped the production of test kits for a disease that has yet to be discovered?

The sad thing is that some people will believe this codswallop.

[yaesu]

20. Bozo the Clown is pissed that he can't do a deal with corona. nt

[Falcon101]

21. Plenty of Time to Deal with It

Even if you accept the notion that it was Obama's fault, would not an intelligent person ask why Trump had 3 years to deal with it and failed to do anything (whatever Obama did or failed to do)? Is there a statute of limitations on blaming Obama on anything?

[Firestorm49]

23. Aw, come on, man. Obama was the President 3.5 years ago. It must be his fault.

More dribble from the lips of an idiot.

[HuskyOffset]

25. Wake up, libtards!

In addition to founding ISIS/ISIL, Obama also co-founded the corona virus. He did it while he was wearing his tan suit and eating his spicy-mustard hamburger. The summabitch was probably saluting with his coffee hand at the same time. Thanks, Obama!

Pretty sure this isn't too far off from what the wack-a-doodle so-far-to-the-right Trumpers actually think. Those people are so far from the middle ground they're in danger of falling off the flat earth.

Sigh. I really hope the dems control all three branches soon, there is a veritable mountain of work to be done to correct what the toddler & his supporters broke.

[Sapient Donkey]

27. What sad is that you can take your comment and post it word for word on

forum with a lot of Trumpians, and they would totally agree with everything you say without any sense of irony.

[Permanut]

28. Dear Vice President Pence will take care of it..

You know, the guy who Mango Mussolini appointed as "very good at doing what he does, including as it relates to this."

The same guy who said:

"I think the science is very mixed on the subject of global warming."

and:

"Smoking doesn't kill."

Another of the brilliant geniuses in Wackoland.

[benld74]

29. tRump failed ALL "jobs" he ever had, NOW failing as a comic as well