Trump Suggests Testing Is Overrated As Whistleblower Torches Virus Response | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Ousted HHS vaccine expert Rick Bright gave damning testimony on Capitol Hill blasting the president's coronavirus response and warned of darker days ahead if Trump officials don't change course as the president openly questioned the need to test for COVID-19. Aired on 05/14/2020.
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    1. yeah, exactly. His logic failed to coherently present the facts that the US is showing highest number of cases because of the many tests that are being successfully conducted thus far without which the current figures would also remain dangerously unknown as is the case in countries which have not been able to perform rigorous tests e.g. India where the actual number of positive figures are lurking beneath inadequate testing. However, drumf some crazy how managed to present a completely distorted incoherent logic that sounds like he’s ibfact blaming rise in covid positive numbers on the tests themselves!! what a folly and a tragedy. Love to the USofA from India xo

    2. When he is asked why do you not wear a mask? He says I get tested daily… Really!? When did that become prevention! This is absolutely sickening!!!!!!!!!!!!

  1. The epitome of ignorance AND hypocrisy… quite impressive, if it wasn’t so horribly sad and upsetting.

    1. Nicole Brown But, the buck stops… way over there somewhere! Best wishes to you and yours.

    2. Why isn’t Trump and his cult, bragging about him being the “WORST” President in U S history ??

  2. “If you test you find cases. If we didn’t do any testing we’d have very few cases.”

    OMG this moron actually just said this….lol.

    The idiocy of it is astounding.

    1. And even more moronic than that, _he still has his brainwashed cult of followers who support him and cheer him on._ If ever there was evidence of mass insanity, it’s got to be that…and the Jonestown Cult massacre.

    2. I think what he means (and I’m not trying to defend him here, believe me!) is that by doing so many tests we are only bringing to light cases that actually exist.

      He knows they exist. But he is irked by the fact that more tests will only uncover more cases, and that number will just keep on rising – embarrassing him further in the process.

      If he thought he could get away with not doing any more tests – which would obviously reduce the number of “visible” new cases as a result – I’m sure he would try it!

    3. @Laurence Egan you’re intelligent and logical…and I hope you’re right ! We’re just sick and tired, of being sick and tired, of Trump.

    4. @Laurence Egan Exactly…now we see what him and his sick enablers are trying to push…no test, no Coronavirus.

  3. “If we didn’t do testing, we would have very few cases” I heard a sound coming out of my father’s memorial urn. Something vague, like ashes turning over.

    1. Rofl. And this is the reason I look at comments after watching videos. Gotta admit that was a perfect response to his statement though.
      However on a more serious note, sorry bout your loss of family. Though, at least he’s not here to endure the incompetent actions & the nonsensical words of Mr. Pumpkin Head himself.

  4. Interesting that the trump is over-using those “overrated tests” and the rest of us do without. Having testS DOES NOT CAUSE THE VIRUS… the trump does not have analytical skills.

    1. @Open Your Eyes People brilliant commentary, you should expand it, may I suggest poopyhead? That one always does well with the 3 to 7 demographic.

  5. Also, there’d be no stupid people without IQ tests. Make America Jenius Agan. #stopthetests

  6. ”wow” just look at his face. huh? That’s gotta be the darkest color orange i’ve ever seen.

    1. The donald dump creature is just an alleged president, which even donald dump is starting to figure out.

    1. @Bernice Hinkle – Whatever it is, it apparently doesn’t actually prepare you for a pandemic.

    1. his re-election is key to him rorting and scamming the american public to make more money. thats all he cares about

    2. robbyjai – And staying out of jail. SDNY has numerous charges waiting for crimes he committed before he took office.

    1. Dianna Duemler Yes, we do. Here in Australia, (total death count: 98, not per day, or per week but total), we are aghast and feel so, so sorry for ordinary Americans. At this rate it will be a loonnnnnggg time before Americans are permitted to travel to Australia. We are just starting to cautiously lift our (non-extreme) lockdown and to hold talks on allowing travel between Australia and New Zealand, Taiwan and Vietnam – countries that, like Australia, have crushed the virus. But the USA? Or Europe? Nope, waaay to dangerous.

    2. @Sed you should feel extremely fortunate that you don’t have to put up with him on a daily basis. He is without a doubt the worst “president” this country has ever had! Yet his sycophants continue to worship him. One of his campaign clowns was on one of his propaganda networks today praising his handling of the virus and saying that “he works 24/7 on defeating the virus”. What an effing joke!!

    3. Here in Canada, we are scared for you peoples. Sorry, for what you in America are going through with this President. Stay safe.

    4. @Brenda Sowa thanks for the sentiment. The sane, rational people down here are scared too! The only ones who aren’t are his uneducated cult members! They worship their little orange tin god like he was the second coming. Yeah he’s the second coming alright; the second coming of Hitler!

  7. Big man, not wearing a mask. Lets see how big of a man he is when he gives his farewell speech.

    1. saint jack – Since Trump love the mafia so much. I say the American people “kneecap” him as OUR farewell speech to him.

  8. Trump: “he sounds like an angry man”
    So says the so called leader of the Free World who has late night Twitter rants

    1. Someone should take away Trump’s mobile phone so his childish tweeting stops. He is unable to govern himself. He really shows his lack of character, qualifications and maturity when doing that.

  9. Trumps comment is like saying…”we only have so many pregnancies because we do pregnancy tests. If we didnt do pregnancy tests our pregnancy rates would be far lower”. What a total and utter moron.

    1. Petyr, that’s amazingly accurate and so funny! I love it!
      Being ignorant of facts doesn’t make the problem go away

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