Vox Reports: Trump just said the US has done more coronavirus testing than the rest of the world. Not even close.
Trump has continuously lied to Americans about how COVID-19 is impacting the country and his inability to handle the public health crisis. Trump recently stated:
“I think I read yesterday a report that we’ve done more than everybody — every other country — combined,” Trump said on Tuesday, adding later: “We’ve tested more than every other country in the world even put together.”
Meanwhile, the US's daily testing has been stagnant for about a month and experts say that we need to triple testing before we can even think of reopening the economy.
Currently, across the world, well over 20 million tests have been conducted, while the US has only administered 4 million. So once again, Trump's claim isn't even remotely accurate.
It also overlooks that while the raw number of tests conducted in America sounds impressive, it lags behind countries like Germany and Canada in terms of tests per one million people.
When will we finally have rapid testing and a President that tells Americans the truth?
