"...the lower the numbers on coronavirus, the better for the president, the better for his potential reelection this fall...."

[I]t is Trump who did not push for adequate testing, not Secretary of Health and Human Services Azar. Here is the whole quote for context.

-- #FreshAir

https://twitter.com/nprfreshair/status/1238186469690429440

Full transcript:

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814881355/white-house-knew-coronavirus-would-be-a-major-threat-but-response-fell-short

#covid19 #trump #usPol #coronavirus