“When I took over we didn't even have a test.”

—  Donald J. Trump

Trump pointed out that in 2017, there was no test for the coronavirus that emerged in 2019, as quoted by * Steve Benen
2020-08-03
Trump points to imagined 'manuals' to argue against virus tests
MSNBC
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-points-imagined-manuals-argue-against-virus-tests-n1235815
2020, August 2020

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