Trumpworld kept selling a reopening fantasy while testing reality lagged behind
The White House continued to push the idea that widespread coronavirus testing was available and that reopening could move ahead cleanly, even as the system remained strained and states were still trying to build capacity. It was a messaging problem with policy consequences: the gap between the sales pitch and the public-health reality was large enough to undermine confidence in the reopening push.
First recorded May 17, 2020·Meaningfully updated May 17, 2020
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Trumpworld kept selling a reopening fantasy while testing reality lagged behind
The White House continued to push the idea that widespread coronavirus testing was available and that reopening could move ahead cleanly, even as the system remained strained and states were still trying to build capacity. It was a messaging problem with policy consequences: the gap between the sales pitch and the public-health reality was large enough to undermine confidence in the reopening push.
The White House continued to push the idea that widespread coronavirus testing was available and that reopening could move ahead cleanly, even as the system remained strained and states were still trying to build capacity. It was a messaging problem with policy consequences: the gap between the sales pitch and the public-health reality was large enough to undermine confidence in the reopening push.
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