U.S. Still Burdened By Trump Admin Failure To Make A Testing Plan | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Rachel Maddow looks at the lessons learned the hard way in the early days of the coronavirus epidemic in the United States and how, six months later, the Trump administration's complete failure to devise a national testing strategy has left states to suffer the same fate New York had to deal with months ago. Aired on 7/02/2020.

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[keepingitreal]

I love how Rachel sounds consistently incredulous and disgusted every time she discusses this WACK administration. THANK YOU RACHEL for not losing the passion and telling it how it is 👍🙏

[Thekingmaker]

he has only had 2 plans in 4 years... election and reelection, this whole governing thing is not part of the plan

[richardalexander]

"15 cases going to zero". tRump has killed thousands to avoid reality.

[rifflequeen]

I'm tired of all this Losing! trump makes US look real bad!

[Senseshouldbesocommon]

We haven't had a President since 2016.

[RAJ-Jamcal]

Trump: "I said to my people, slow things down. Slow the testing down".

Well seems they have.

[SpitOnYourPalm]

do people actually believe Trump has any regard for human life?

[matlew]

A lot of Americans in the Southern states are realising that they are also in danger and the virus is coming their way and it's not just a NYC thing. They've been lied to by their leaders and hopefully they're starting to wake up.. And it's coming very fast and it'll leave no stone unturned to find a victim. Everybody is vulnerable..

[mohdazlanawang]

while other countries are improving, USA is moving from bad to dire to severe situations

[scottbaxendale]

I’ve been hearing...., people are saying....trump is the most tremendous failure in history, a

[exonelresearch]

The Trump Death Clock in Times Square just keeps on ticking up!

[gevowavemagnet]

I'd like to know how many times Trump has been tested since February.

[amylucas]

He said, "I told my people, slow the testing down!"

[robertwieczorek]

Whatever, trump has to play golf right?

[BlairPurvis]

Testing in Melbourne – 10 minute wait, 24 hour test results.

[freespeechfordemocracy]

Can someone please explain why mechanisms are failing to oust DJT from the WH. Surely he has displayed more than enough mental incapacities to have him removed.

[Relt]

“Anybody who wants a test gets a test.“ Yup, a test of fate whether you live or die.

[rvdb]

Yesterday I called at 8.15 to make an appointment to get tested. First available option at the nearest testing station was at 10.15. They even had a bicycle drivethrough. Took me 12 minutes to get to the facility by bike, had to wait for 3 minutes, sat in the chair for 30 seconds and I was good to go. Whole thing didn't even take half an hour out of my day. Now waiting for the results. Should get them somewhere between now and tomorrow morning.

This is very different situation than a few months ago. The Netherlands had testing capacity problems for months. Because of that initially only healthcare workers and critically ill people were tested. Later also teachers and police officers. Testing only became available for the entire population on June 1st.

We now have a very low number of cases, widespread testing, contact tracing and our country is largely opened up again. Although we are still required to keep 1, 5 meters (5ft) distance. Hang in there USA, it is possible to get a grip on the virus and get the testing done right.

[johnathanjacobs]

Does anybody remember just after Trump was elected there was some photo being taken at an event and Trump said "Get ready for the storm" with a smug little smile. Then a reporter asked "what do you mean by the storm?" Trump replied "you'll see"...Ithink this is what he meant.

[Lionize]

Instead of #FailedTrump cutting back on testing we need to be at a place where people who are asymptomatic can get tested with fast results so that we can get our jobs back. This is how testing is done at the White House. Why can't the American people have the same thing?