Donald Trump's Joke About 'Models' During Latest Coronavirus Presser Leaves People Stunned
04/04/2020 06:34 pm EDT
On Thursday, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner took the podium during the briefing, which led to quite a few people questioning why he was fielding questions and not a medical professional or duly-elected official.
"What the president asks is that all of the recommendations we make be based on data," Kushner said at one point. "He wanted us to be very rigorous, to make sure we were studying the data, collecting data. A lot of things in this country are happening very quickly, and we want to make sure that we're trying to keep updating our models and making sure that we were making informed decisions and informed recommendations based on the data that we're able to collect and put together."
Outside the coronavirus briefing, Trump also rubbed a number of people the wrong way after he'd admitted to taking a second coronavirus test out of "curiosity," despite the overwhelming shortages in many parts of the country.
"This morning, the President was tested again for COVID-19, utilizing a new, rapid point-of-care test capability," White House physician Sean Conely wrote in a memorandum. "He is healthy and without symptoms. Sample collection took just one minute, and results were reported back in 15 minutes. The President tested negative for COVID-19."
"I think I took it really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked and fast it worked," Trump told reporters. "I've done them both. And the second one is much more pleasant ... I can tell you that."
On Friday, Trump also announced that the CDC was now recommending that people do wear face masks when venturing out for essential goods. While this was previously discouraged by the administration, there is new evidence that a high number of people infected with COVID-19 could be asymptomatic.
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