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Trump’s testing brag kept backfiring on him

Trump’s claim that he told officials to slow coronavirus testing kept haunting him after the Tulsa rally, turning a boast into a self-incriminating sound bite as the pandemic kept worsening.

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First recorded Jun 29, 2020·Meaningfully updated Jun 29, 2020

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Trump’s testing brag kept backfiring on him

Trump’s claim that he told officials to slow coronavirus testing kept haunting him after the Tulsa rally, turning a boast into a self-incriminating sound bite as the pandemic kept worsening.

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Trump’s testing brag kept backfiring on him

Trump’s claim that he told officials to slow coronavirus testing kept haunting him after the Tulsa rally, turning a boast into a self-incriminating sound bite as the pandemic kept worsening.

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