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Trump’s Testing Fairy Tale Collides With Reality

The White House spent April 18 insisting states had enough coronavirus testing to reopen, but governors blasted that claim as false and dangerously misleading.

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First recorded Apr 18, 2020·Meaningfully updated Apr 18, 2020

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Trump’s Testing Fairy Tale Collides With Reality

The White House spent April 18 insisting states had enough coronavirus testing to reopen, but governors blasted that claim as false and dangerously misleading.

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