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Surrounded by members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, US President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference on COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, March 13, 2020. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
'No, I Don't Take Responsibility At All,' Says Trump, About Coronavirus Testing Lag
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Mar 13, 2020
Asked at a White House press conference if he would take any responsibilty for the lag in clinical testing for the coronavirus in the United States--which experts have said is one of the key failures thus far in the nation's response to the outbreak--President Donald Trump gave a succinct answer: no.
'No, I don't take responsibility at all,' Trump said in response to a question from NBC News.
Watch:
\u201cTrump on whether he takes responsibility for any of the problems with coronavirus testing: "No I don't take responsibility at all."\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1584127242
There you have it.
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Asked at a White House press conference if he would take any responsibilty for the lag in clinical testing for the coronavirus in the United States--which experts have said is one of the key failures thus far in the nation's response to the outbreak--President Donald Trump gave a succinct answer: no.
'No, I don't take responsibility at all,' Trump said in response to a question from NBC News.
Watch:
\u201cTrump on whether he takes responsibility for any of the problems with coronavirus testing: "No I don't take responsibility at all."\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1584127242
There you have it.
Asked at a White House press conference if he would take any responsibilty for the lag in clinical testing for the coronavirus in the United States--which experts have said is one of the key failures thus far in the nation's response to the outbreak--President Donald Trump gave a succinct answer: no.
'No, I don't take responsibility at all,' Trump said in response to a question from NBC News.
Watch:
\u201cTrump on whether he takes responsibility for any of the problems with coronavirus testing: "No I don't take responsibility at all."\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1584127242
There you have it.
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