'Delusional,' 'absolutely false': Governors cry foul on Trump testing claims

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/delusional-absolutely-false-governors-cry-foul-trump-testing-claims-n1187386

April 19, 2020, 12:29 PM EDT
By Allan Smith


Governors across the country Sunday pushed back on the Trump administration's claims that states are conducting a "sufficient" level of coronavirus testing.

Speaking with CNN's "State of the Union," Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, said it was "delusional" to suggest that the states have enough tests to begin reopening their economies soon.

"That's just delusional to be making statements like that. We have been fighting every day for PPE," Northam said, referring to personal protective equipment. "And we have got some supplies now coming in. We have been fighting for testing. It's not a — it's not a straightforward test. We don't even have enough swabs, believe it or not. And we're ramping that up. But for the national level to say that we have what we need and really to have no guidance to the state levels is just irresponsible, because we're not there yet."

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