Trump clarifies he was not joking about asking staff to 'slow down' coronavirus testing

US President Donald Trump has clarified that he was t joking when he told rally visitors in Tulsa that he asked his staff to slow down on coronavirus testing. Trump said, “I don’t kid” to a reporter on June 22 after senior members of his own ministration h claimed that US President was kidding and comment was me in jest. Donald Trump h said on June 20 in Oklahoma at his first rally since COVID-19 pandemic that he asked his staff to “slow testing down, please” because more testing of vel coronavirus les to more number of cases in country and “it sounds b”. 

Trump even called coronavirus testing a “double-edged sword” when US has alrey recorded over 2.3 million COVID-19 cases and more than 121,200 deaths as per Johns Hopkins University tally. However, after such comments, many senior officials in White House along with press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that those statements me by US president were “in jest” and was “joking about media and ir failure to understand fact that when you test more you find more cases”.

But recently, while answering a reporter’s question Trump said, “I don’t kid, let me tell you, let me make it clear”. Moreover, in an interview with an international media outlet, when he was asked if he actually asked his staff to tone down COVID-19 testing, Trump said, “”. However, according to US President, it is a “disvant” that country is carrying out at least ‘25 million’ tests which is ‘much more’ than or countries in world. Trump also ded that ‘in a way’, it is making US ‘look b’ for doing right thing. 

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US President's boasting about America's testing of coronavirus being most efficient than any or nation across globe came as 21st Secretary of US Department of Human and Health Services (HHS) and former goverr of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius said that country is ‘still reacting’ and t ‘ahe’ of coronavirus contagion. She reportedly said country’s testing is ‘t eugh’ but Trump’s a man who does t want ‘his numbers’ which imply number of coronavirus patients. Sebelius said that US President’s mere ‘numbers’ are patients and are people who have alrey lost ir ‘loved ones’ in fight against COVID-19. Meanwhile, Donald Trump faced severe backlash for t only hosting an indoor rally to kickstart reelection campaign but also for t wearing a facemask.

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