Following President Trump’s boast that he slowed down COVID-19 testing for the American people to benefit himself politically, House Republicans have an obligation to unequivocally condemn his remarks, his response and show independence to his recklessness by standing up for the millions of Americans at risk of losing their lives to this virus.
“When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people, you’re going to find more cases. So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down, please!’” the president boasted to a mostly empty crowd gathered at the BOK Center for his reelection kick-off rally. Trump’s remarks come as the U.S. death toll rises to 122,000 following months of a delayed and bungled response that public health experts called too slow.
DCCC Spokesperson Chris Taylor:
“Washington Republicans are putting their political party before the safety and health of the American people by sitting on their hands as the President brag about slowing down the government’s response to a virus that has killed more than 100,000 Americans. Americans died while waiting for COVID-19 tests. House Republicans have an obligation to confront this madness and condemn the President’s decision to jeopardize American lives.”
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