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AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely blames governors for virus test

by Associated Press
| April 19, 2020 12:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is wrongly casting blame on governors and the Obama administration for shortages in coronavirus testing and declaring victory over what he calls relatively low death rates in the U.S. That's too soon to tell.

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