Donald Trump blasted Jared Kushner over increased coronavirus testing, report says
- According to a report, the president viewed testing ‘as a mechanism for making him look bad by driving up the number of known cases’
- Trump told his son-in-law ‘it’s going to be your fault because of the testing’, predicting he would lose the 2020 election
Trump continued, The Times reported, by telling Kushner, “I want to do what Mexico does. They don’t give you a test till you get to the emergency room and you’re vomiting.”
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The report alleged that Trump viewed testing “as a mechanism for making him look bad by driving up the number of known cases.”
Trump also lashed out at Kushner about testing during debate preparation, according to the report.
“I’m going to lose,” Trump said according to The Times. “And it’s going to be your fault, because of the testing.”
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The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a statement to The Times, a White House spokesperson said that the conversation with Kushner “never happened.”
“President Trump has led the largest mobilisation of the public and private sectors since second world war to defeat Covid-19 and save lives,” White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern told The Times.
