President Donald Trump now says that he was not kidding when he told rallygoers over the weekend that he asked staff to slow down coronavirus testing, undercutting senior members of his own administration who said the comment was made in jest.
"I don't kid, let me just tell you, let me make it clear," Trump told a reporter, when asked again if he was kidding when he said Saturday he instructed his administration to slow down coronavirus testing.
The President then sought to highlight the US coronavirus testing numbers and asserted that "by having more tests, we have more cases."
Trump's comment is the latest in an evolving set of explanations about whether he actually instructed his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because an increased number of cases made the country look bad — based on a comment made at his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Trump had told supporters at the rally that Covid-19 testing was "a double-edged sword."
"I said to my people, 'Slow the testing down please,' " the President had said.
After the President made the comment, multiple White House officials asserted that the President was joking.
But Trump had a different story, telling a reporter that though he never gave an order to slow down testing, he really did tell his people that the United States would look better if fewer coronavirus tests were performed.
In an interview with CBN News that aired Monday evening, Trump said he told his "people" — presumably his staff or Cabinet members — about his perceived "disadvantage" to expanded coronavirus testing, adding that he never ordered testing levels be lowered.
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On Sunday he claims he ordered less testing…. Then his minons claimed he was “joking”…. Today he claims he “never kids”….. Nurse Rachet! Bring more meds!
His philosophy is like saying if you never get on a scale, you can’t be gaining weight….
No more meds for Trump – his so pumped uo on Sudafed that he doesn’t know what he’s saying!
Someone’s nose is going to grow… These idiots can’t get their stories straight when people are dying!
🤥🤥
Trump’s nose would go around Earth several times if his nose grow after he tells a lie.
Just put him on a tray and serve him to the hogs. He’s fully cooked. Done.
Next?
Though he’s barbaric. I wouldn’t count this despicable bitter moron out yet. He might not be much else but the orange bag of pus is a battle ax. He will go down swinging.
that’s animal cruelty .
Gaetz, Miller, Guiliani – there’s a looong list!
Read between the lines he’s trying to leave this administration so bad, that he’s hoping that the NEXT person to fill that seat will fail.
Very true!!!!! I have thought about this too
I’ll buy that 😒
You’re right take the money and run that’s his motto
JUMPIN JEHOSEPHAT! You people have really thought LONG & HARD
about this situation. You’re just TOO BRILLIANT for WORDS!
If he’s just kidding go say that to the graves of all the Americans who died from this virus and let’s see how it’s funny now!.
@Kingkali2321 you go ahead and keep telling yourself that and maybe this hoax will come and claim you to.
SORRY “JAMAL” – ALL the MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THIS WORLD
who have DIED as a result of this PANDEMIC, died because theCOMMIE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT, who have MURDERED MILLIONS OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE, before it even GOT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, have LIED AND COVERED UP since last DECEMBER, when it was discovered in a sewer in China – but what’s the POINT of trying to tell THE TRUTH to a
DOOR KNOB?
@generalblankenship bruh
@StillSaber1790…?
@Papyrus 45 how is sarcastically saying slow the testing an inappropriate joke, please explain
Everyone of these clowns need to be thrown in jail.
That would make to much sense tho
Jon Stark They should be tried for treason against the American people. They are as responsible for the continuing death toll from COVID-19 as is a Trump.
How insulting To Clowns…
Some of us actually have integrity
The bottom of the jail
Wait, he’s lying about lying, his people are lying about the lies, then he lies about their lying lies. Damn, that’s a one sentence description of the last 4 years.
@Dave S when the Russian played rulete in Trump casino in Vegas and dropped a few billion for trumps re_election campaign.. Trump will buy his way back into the harts and minds of them dumbos who this time will be scared shitless from non white people wanting to eat them alive. They use fear as a tool.. so beware of the fals flag opos nine one one was just the tip of the iceburg insurance scam.. The money gonna collapse bringing in digital currency then hunger games begins for real..
@William H – I’ve seen you make this claim several times over the last few months. From Scientific American: “Homophobes Might Be Hidden Homosexuals”. So, what about tRump wanting to stop testing so he can get re-elected.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/homophobes-might-be-hidden-homosexuals/
@Ali I believe a little of what u say……but not all of what u said was Biblical.
EternalFame hey bro grab that eternal flame and pour over your body, that will fix things 🤝👍🏽
That is a lot of lying. LOL
🤣🤣🤣🤣, the only “joke” here is this administration!
Yeah really
“regime”
That rally was absolutely hilarious! 😂 There’s been Tulsa rally joke all over media all day long! Love from Denmark
Even the conservative political analysts here talk about how problematic it is that Trump is the laughing stock of the world 😂😂😂
I’m pretty sure you like cities run by socialist Democrats , that why you want more power in their hands!
all kkk democrat lynchers do is destroy their cities and put 30M Americans on welfare and want to keep the man down! 🤣🤣🤣
It’s gonna be tre cool when Phat Donnie goes down and the entire world applauds (maybe not Russia)
There’ll be a global sigh of relief underneath the roaring sound of champagne popping all over the world!
Yes, but the reason they will celebrate that they can make a horrible trade deal with America without them taking risks of incuring a trade war.
According to Trump, if a woman doesn’t take a test then she can’t possibly be pregnant.
cnn reporters are modern day lynch mob 🤣🤣🤣
@David Sucesso Don’t insult the door stop. It has a job to do. 🐺
Bubba noose story was a hoax 🤦🏾♂️
@Matthew Morgan
Hey man. The dude was being a bit rude. Just in case you’re still unsure, the original post was a joke. Trump said in this video, we only have so many cases, because we keep testing! Stop testing so much, and we will have less cases. Basically, he’s using the ignorance is bliss strat. So, if you don’t test something, according to the POTUS, it doesn’t exist.
@uncle Ricky
Yeah, but Trump just said it to the entire world, that’s what he’d like to happen. That’s the problem.
Ah, that old chestnut:
TRUMP: *says something stupid*
STAFFER: “Obviously he was joking.”
TRUMP: “I was serious.”
Sometimes I feel bad for the staffers… but then again, they should have known better than to sell their soul to Mephistopheles.
Regardless of President Crazy Orange Head, the virus has stayed and hasn’t diminished.
But april has passed how could that be?
” Crazy Orange Head ” 😂
So, why is there 900 thousand recoverys then?
President Crazy Orange Head is completely inappropriate. The correct name is Lord Cheeto. Proceed. 😜
THERE ARE TWO WAVES – SECOND ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN UNDERWAY IN CHINA – AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IT’S JUST STARTING HERE IN USA. It HAS diminished, by the way. Much to do with the competence of DOCTORS and NURSES – and whether or not the different countries have the EQUIPMENT they need – like RESPIRATORS especially. Our great AMERICAN companies responded to demand and made WAY MORE than we needed so we are shipping them to those countries. The global situation is MULTI-FACETED
– way more COMPLICATED than that portrayed in the mainstream “news”.
I sincerely HOPE you can acquire more REAL KNOWLEDGE – its NEEDED
White house officials: He was kidding
Trump: is my stupidity a joke to you
morpheus glorious …stupid does as stupid is. Stupid says stupid stuff. You can’t fix stupid. Trumpty Dumpty is falling off the wall. Trumpty Dumpty will take a great fall. Trumpty Dumpty will never be put back together again. How can this man show so much stupidity day after day.
@Leeanne Bishop sticks don’t have brains, so how could stick be brain dead and plus he does look kind of like a stick with that orange skin of his
😂🤣🤣🤣👊
DEAD GLORY – YOUR STUPIDITY IS THE JOKE FOR ME!
Why buy food when you fill up on fake lynching news everyday 🤣🤣🤣
This is why tRump can’t make deals….his word is worthless….schmucks believe his lies
for paws kind of sad that you believe these liars
And poof, a schmuck appears!
It’s scary that we can’t tell if the president is joking or acting serious.
He doesn’t joke ever… not intentionally anyway
REFRESHING – DONCHA THINK?
They ought to go back to all those people that said he was joking and show them the clip of him throwing them under the bus, just to watch ’em squirm.
No one knows when he is joking, he doesn’t know when he’s joking.
OOOH – YOU SO SCHMAAART SCHTEVE!
Trump is make a fool of his own administration.
TRUMP IS MAKING A FOOL . blah blah – NOT “TRUMP IS MAKE A FOOL”
blah blah. They’re NOT FOOLS dahling – THEY’RE EVIL GENIUSES DONCHA THINK? THAT SOUNDS SCHMAARTER for the RABBLE TO SAY? They won’t sound so PREDICTABLY S T O O P I D!
Trump’s lap dogs tomorrow: “He’s joking about not joking!”
Anything else is a conspiracy that dems are behind!
Plot twist: Trunt was only joking when he took his oath of office.