President Trump is receiving a steady stream of sometimes-conflicting information about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that some aides worry is dampening his ability to effectively communicate the realities and risks of the epidemic.
Some of the information Trump is receiving is viewed by his team as qualified and some of it appears designed to downplay the global crisis, people familiar with the matter said. Like he has throughout his presidency, Trump is hearing from outside friends and allies who don't necessarily convey the same information he hears from government aides.
Top US health expert: We'll need millions and millions of tests 02:15"We don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward," Pence told reporters while touring 3M facilities in Minnesota.Trump, however, has continued to insist his handling of the crisis is without fault, including on the testing issue. "As soon as we found out that it was a problem, we did it," he said during a town hall aired Thursday on Fox News.
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