Trump now says testing slowdown remarks were ‘sarcastic’

By David Hogberg

Published June 26, 2020 2:55pm ET

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Trump now says testing slowdown remarks were ‘sarcastic’ — President Trump reversed himself Thursday regarding his call for a slowdown in coronavirus testing. He described his comments last Saturday at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as “sarcastic.” At Tulsa, Trump told the crowd, “When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people. You’re going to find cases. So, I said […]

President Trump reversed himself Thursday regarding his call for a slowdown in coronavirus testing.

He described his comments last Saturday at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as “sarcastic.”

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