[W]e test more than anybody by far. And when you test, you create cases. So we've created cases. ... We have all of these cases, so it's a double-edged sword. ... We're doing a great job. ... But we have the best and certainly the biggest, by far the biggest testing program anywhere in the world. ... We do the testing and by doing the testing, we have tremendous numbers of cases. If we didn't do this… as an example, we've done 45 million tests. If we did half that number, you'd have half the cases probably around that number. If we did another half of that, you'd have half the numbers. Everyone would be saying, "Oh, we're doing so well on cases." ... We have a lot of cases because we have a lot of testing, far more than any other country in the world. And it's also the best testing.The look on his face whenever he babbles this nonsense proves that he truly believes it. He sees himself as the smartest guy in the room having to explain the obvious to a bunch of morons.
The US has administered roughly 43,250,000 tests, so he's fairly close on that count. According to Worldometers, the US ranks 23rd in number of tests per one million people.
Among countries with populations of 20+ million, the US ranks #1 in cases per one million and #5 in deaths per million (behind the UK, Spain, Italy, and France).
Trump thinks he can make laws by executive order (he can't) pic.twitter.com/BSlwJUyy5A— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 13, 2020
"Minnianapolis" -- Trump is still very confused about Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/kuFvCZd7pv— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 13, 2020
Trump is having yet another one of those events where he goes around the table and gives everyone an opportunity to praise him pic.twitter.com/3uX0941Oqj— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 13, 2020
Trump: As an example, we’ve done 45 million tests. If we did half that number, you’d have half the cases, probably around that number. If we did another half of that, you’d have half the numbers. Everyone would be saying we’re doing well on cases pic.twitter.com/4xeYfK8Ney— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) July 13, 2020
Somebody should tell him that the success of COVID19 testing is measured by lowering the test positive percentage over time, not by how many tests you perform on a given day. pic.twitter.com/0REnDw5zrl— 📩🗳 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯: 1️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ 🗳📩 (@twidark1) July 13, 2020
I think it's worse. He only cares about the number of cases bc it makes him look bad. Fewer tests means fewer cases reported, so he looks better! Thus, fewer tests is BETTER! The fact that it involves actual people doesn't enter his mind.— Ohm (Unit of Resistance)🆘️ (@HereToResist) July 13, 2020
What many miss about Donald’s argument is what it reveals, not about his less than average intelligence, but about his extreme sociopathy.— Alexi Murdoch 🐋 (@aleximurdoch) July 13, 2020
He sees “cases” as just numbers that affect his image, like the ratings he’s obsessed with. To him the people, ill and dying, don’t exist. https://t.co/4NS8q6czCC
Ok. He finally said it out loud. I wasn't sure before but it's clear that he believes testing spreads the virus. How else can you explain this? https://t.co/WbeFeYI3OL— digby (@digby56) July 13, 2020
If you issued half the death certificates, you’d have half the deaths, probably around that. 🙄 https://t.co/rODxm5Y99Y— Jerry Avenaim (@avenaim) July 13, 2020
Trump delusionally claims that he "created" the oil industry in Texas pic.twitter.com/172Rl7KnBb— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 13, 2020
"They're buying. Whether they buy or not, that's up to them. They're buying." -- Trump is totally incoherent pic.twitter.com/V2q8C2H7op— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 13, 2020
Pupils are just completely dilated. Every law enforcement guy there is itching to do a field sobriety test.— Bill Johnson (@Bill43111) July 13, 2020
Trump on his message to parents worried about the safety of their kids in public schools amid a pandemic: "Yeah, the schools should be opened. Schools should be opened. Kids want to go to schools. You're losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed." pic.twitter.com/RqxRgREqfo— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 13, 2020
The Washington Post reported this weekend that, "By Saturday, Trump had grown frustrated that he was not getting more credit from conservative media and others for the Stone announcement."https://t.co/GxeaDXD94Y https://t.co/LY8TWTQ28i— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 13, 2020
As Dr. Anthony Fauci issues dire warnings about the shortcomings in the US coronavirus response, the White House seeks to discredit the nation’s leading infectious disease expert.https://t.co/akgTq49zRk— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 13, 2020
Trump: I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci pic.twitter.com/9d91li7ZCo— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) July 13, 2020
Other Buffonery
How's this for numbers— Chuck Cardoza (@chuckcardoza) July 13, 2020
Betsy DeVos says that "only" 0.02% of children will probably die as a result of schools re-opening.
That's 14,740 children.
That's about 40 times the number of school shooting victims from the last 10 years.
"You got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for WEEKS and WEEKS about how Florida was gonna to be just like NY. 'Wait two weeks! Florida's gonna be next!'" –@GovRonDesantis (5/20/2020)— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) July 13, 2020
2⃣ months later: Florida is New York https://t.co/5CYDiB3CLV pic.twitter.com/4FIvyJQstZ
Ruhle: Here’s specifically what Chuck Woolery was doing when Dr. Anthony Fauci was helping find a cure for AIDS pic.twitter.com/ncQSr7OVF2— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) July 13, 2020
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 13, 2020
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