Posted on 03/14/2020 3:39:53 PM PDT by lasereye
At a press conference announcing a state of emergency on Friday, NBC News reporter Kristen Welker asked President Trump if he takes responsibility for a lag in coronavirus testing, something she said Dr. Anthony Fauci called a "failing." Fauci, who was at the press conference, corrected the reporter and said the failure he was talking about was the CDC's system, that it was not designed for what was needed. Fauci said looking forward, "the system will take care of it."
"Dr. Fauci said earlier this week that the lag in testing was in fact a failing. Do you take responsibility for that and when can you guarantee that every single American who needs a test will be able to have a test? What's the date of that?" Welker asked.
"No, I don't take responsibility at all because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules, regulations, and specifications from a different time," Trump responded. "It wasn't meant for this kind of an event with the kind of numbers that were talking about."
"So just to reiterate what I said to many of you multiple times, it's the descent (PH) of a system," Fauci said. "The system was not designed--for what it was designed for it worked very well. The CDC designed a good system."
"When I said that, I meant the system was not designed for what we need. Now looking forward, the system will take care of it," Fauci added.
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“NBC” Nothing Better than Communism.
The vst bulk of so-called “news” media works for the Democrat Party.
CNN, NYT,NBC are prime examples
That woman was most disrespectful, just looking for her gotcha
I like your tagline.
A gotcha that didn’t get nuthin.
CDC needs to stop the silence tell us what we need to do to get food and survive.
Pres. Trump could have ‘scored points’ by pointing to the Zero administration policies that hampered efforts, and I find it interesting that he chose not to.
You need the CDC to tell you how to get food?
Scary concept!! I thought the same thing when I read that.
Yeah I saw it. She was trying to get the POTUS and Fauci to guarantee everyone could have s test by Sunday. What a ditz.
Me too. Of course, I like my own as well.
The behavior of the American Media at that Rose Garden briefing and presser was typically disgusting.
Their poor manners were highlighted further by the presence of foreign media who asked pointed questions and then listened to the President’s responses. No interruptions. No Gotcha attempts.
I’m having a hard time finding video of Dr. Fauci and Obama giving a press conference regarding H1N1 test delays. Hmmmmmm.
CDC needs to stop the silence tell us what we need to do to get food and survive.
The US media is hopelessly partisan.
Very much, all liberals.
Are you missing a sarcasm tag?
To get food
1, go to grocery store
2. Go home sand store cold stuff in refrigerator
3. Store canned stuff and boxes in pantry
There, now you don’t need the government to tell you how to get food.
And IMHO the express purpose of the media's constant Corona Virus fear mongering and panic creating is to crash the economy, create as much chaos as possible and hang that around President Trump's neck as well in an attempt to prevent his re-election.
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