its coronavirus testing operation in recent days after weeks of missteps, accusing the White House’s testing czar of playing politics.
“I understand that politicians are going to frame data in a way that is most positive politically,” the Utah Republican told Adm. Brett Giroir, a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, during a Senate hearing on the pandemic. “Of course, I don’t expect that from admirals.”Romney pointed out that the day before, Giroir stood in the White House Rose Garden and “celebrated” the U.S.
“But you ignored the fact that they accomplished theirs at the beginning of the outbreak, while we treaded water during February and March,” the senator continued. “And, as a result, by March 6 the U.S. had completed just 2,000 tests, whereas South Korea had conducted more than 140,000 tests.” The Trump administration’s failure to facilitate widespread testing in the U.S. from the outset has been widely criticized, and is seen by many — including Romney — as one of the major reasons the virus was able to spread, undetected and unchecked, throughout the country in February and March.
It was “partially” because of the White House’s lag, Romney asserted, that South Korea’s death toll from the virus is only around 250 while the U.S. death toll has surpassed 81,000, despite each country publicly reporting its first coronavirus cases on the same day.
110% CORRECT SIR... and senate sits there taking their paychecks as TRUMP FREEZES, a DEER IN HEADLIGHTS.... it is such a bewildering CLUSTERFUCK to watch and try to understand WHY THEY CONDONE ‼️
All these wizards coming out of the woodwork that would have done things differently . They got all the answers . There all so full of shit they make me want to puke .
MittRomney is one of the last few reasonable Republican politicians left
It was “partially” because of the White House’s lag, Romney asserted, that South Korea’s death toll from the virus is only around 250 while the U.S. has surpassed 81,000, despite each country publicly reporting its first coronavirus cases on the same day
IF NY had been closed of 1st of March, the rest of this country would have been spared the numbers we are experiencing. Romney needs to get out of Utah, he is no longer welcome here.
Really Romney? I personally think it is the fault of 2, TWO, democratically lead states, one of which in March was telling his citizens to go about their daily lives. Do you know what our n umbers look like with just taking out NY?
Wrong on modeling. We have flattened the curve. Now we have to flatten our wallet. The virus will not go away. We have to live with it. Disclose deaths by age and preexisting conditions!
Its looks like he has joined the democrats' talking point
Has he criticized anyone else like the New York Gov or anything else? You can see only criticism of Trump. Romney’s true blue shining thru.
Damn, almost makes me glad Obama won. That's how sorry this loser really is.
Thank you Mitt Romney for standing up ..truth to power.. telling the American people the truth.. 82,000+ have died and we still cannot get the truth from this White House..
Romney is a total 🤡 SenatorRomney
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