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Is pulling funding for Covid19 testing Trump's way of flattening the curve?

Asked by SQUEEKY2 (23410points) June 25th, 2020

Here’s is just one link on the defunding..

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/25/us-coronavirus-testing-sites-federal-support-cut-officials-alarm

Is this his way of getting ahead of the virus?

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YARNLADY's avatar

No, of course not. It’s just his way of trying to protect his image from too many people dying.

SQUEEKY2's avatar

Oh I get it if they haven’t had the official you got Covid type thing ,and die any ways well then they died of something else it wasn’t proven to be covid19.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

It’s another case of “It not my fault !”

He should printed that on the front of his red baseball caps that they sell for $15.

Suppress the truth just like Hitler.

LostInParadise's avatar

Trump actually said that there is a problem with testing because more testing leads to greater case counts. What incredibly loonie logic. And no, he was not joking.Link

SQUEEKY2's avatar

I heard him say that as well.
Only the fright wing can understand the Don Father.

Darth_Algar's avatar

I like his logic. Sorta like you’re not pregnant if you don’t get a pregnancy test.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Dumb as a large box of rocks.

And he thinks nobody can see what he is doing, oh his followers can’t see what is wrong with reducing testing !

Yellowdog's avatar

No agency has reported any pulling or cuts in Federal funding. For several months, the Trump administration has been boasting about the increasing in testing and the accuracy of the tests,

You may be hoping someone will actually believe this post is for real, but that is quite an insult to our intelligence,

Tropical_Willie's avatar

It was the Bad Comb-over and Orange Make-up’s doing.

@Yellowdog wake-up and smell the Napalm !

Including Texas with a spike will have Federal support reduced ! ! !

SQUEEKY2's avatar

Good grief @Yellowdog did ya bother to even look at the link before you claimed fake news and if ya didn’t like that one there is at least three more to choose from.
And he has been screaming on the news it is because of the testing the states have so many covid 19 cases,so if ya test less you have less cases.
but that only makes sense to you fright wingers it’s not that you will have less cases you just won’t know about the cases you do have.

mazingerz88's avatar

@SQUEEKY2 And Trump supporters concerned with their intelligence being insulted??? LOLOLOLOL!!!

Kardamom's avatar

No, it’s Trump’s way of saying, “Fuck you America!”

Only a fool would think that the testing, itself, is what is causing the virus to spread.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

There you go – - – - a Fool ! @Kardamom do you think he is in the White House ? ? Asking for friend.

Yellowdog's avatar

The U.S. has led the world in COVID testing, with over 30 million tests done. Germany comes in second place, with about 1/10th that number. Trump has boasted about this quite a bit. I can assure you, he isn’t slowing down the testing.

We still have a lot of testing to do. And the virus continues to spread. But few are dying from it now, and most who have tested positive are asymtomatic or have had only mild cases.

You should learn to recognize fake news and propaganda. Eighth graders have this ability. One way to do this is to listen to actual press conferences, rallies, and town hall meetings.where these are discussed in detail, and questions are asked and answered,

SQUEEKY2's avatar

This is one time I really hope you are right @Yellowdog , sorry if I don’t believe you but the Don Father is a very unpredictable tyrant and he stated on the news you do less testing you get less positive covid cases which makes no sense.
But I do hope you are right and your country will continue with C19 testing because this pandemic is far from over, and the states little UP TICK proves just that.

Yellowdog's avatar

The only thing being defunded here in the states are the police departments, S.W.A.T. teams and emergency response teams. in six of the twenty most dangerous cities,. All Democrat, of course.

SQUEEKY2's avatar

Of course it’s always the democrats fault, you fright wingers are blind to anything else.

cheebdragon's avatar

@SQUEEKY2 Your own source proves that’s not true, read it again. You’re on a roll today , your commitment to spreading bullshit is commendable, I’m sure the “fright wingers” appreciate all of your hard work.

LostInParadise's avatar

There seems to be some uncertainty as to what is going on. It looks like federal officials are trying to cover up for the nonsense that Trump said. Quoting from the article you linked to:

In Congress, Texas Sen. John Cornyn ((R)) pushed back on the decision.

“It’s pretty clear to me, and I think it’s clear to all of us, that with the uptick of cases, now is not a time to retreat from our vigilance in testing,” Cornyn said.

The move also comes just days after President Trump said at a campaign rally that he told officials to slow down testing because an increase in the number of cases made the country look bad.

stanleybmanly's avatar

True to his instinctive drive to prove himself a psychopath, Trump is of a mind that any mention of the virus is a personal attack on himself. And just as you might expect, he righteously pursues the direct opposite of leading by example. I mean honestly, if you were to publish a document entitled “How to catch and spread Covid”, you need do nothing more than follow the fool’s lead, or actually take his advice.

ragingloli's avatar

Maybe it is his way to prevent the colonies from being barred to travel to the EU

SQUEEKY2's avatar

Hey @cheebdragon How come we are expected to accept your source without question while you say mine is total bullshit, plus there was more than just the one saying he was going to defund testing?
You got more than just the one saying he isn’t?

Tropical_Willie's avatar

@SQUEEKY2 “Administration officials have said that slowing down testing has not been requested and his comments were made “in jest,” but Trump maintains that he wasn’t kidding.”
CNN 6/25/2020

Dutchess_III's avatar

Here is a link to the article Hot Willie cited.

Darth_Algar's avatar

Could someone tell his staffers that he’s the President, not the fucking court jester.

mazingerz88's avatar

On the contrary a deadly and pathetic court jester elected President.

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