Fact check: A list of false claims from Trump's bitter coronavirus briefing

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Washington (CNN) - President Donald Trump delivered another litany of false and misleading claims on Monday at a White House coronavirus briefing during which he repeatedly accused the media of dishonesty.

Trump delivered an indignant screed about claims that he was slow in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, repeatedly citing the travel restrictions on China he announced in late January and began in early February. Yet his defense did not address his public downplaying of the virus into March, how his administration was slow to deploy the tests experts believe might have helped contain the outbreak, or how the administration waited critical weeks to make large orders of critical equipment.

Trump also falsely claimed he has "total" authority over states' coronavirus restrictions, falsely claimed he had inherited broken coronavirus tests, falsely claimed presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden apologized for having called him xenophobic, falsely claimed that governors have stopped talking about a need for ventilators, and falsely claimed he banned travel from Europe.

Here's our preliminary rundown of his claims and the facts that go with them. This will be updated throughout the night*.

*(@Link)https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/politics/fact-check-coronavirus-briefing-april-13/index.html

[Kath2]

1. I am so sick of the lies.

And the daily "trump-rally" briefings that are filled with lies.

[msongs]

2. even knowing it would all be lies cnn was right there showing it nt

[Hekate]

7. Did you see the chyrons? Did you see the CNN newspeople ripping him a new one?

It was posted here -- and it was both epic and historic.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I live in a state whose governor has been pro-active about what's needed.

I'm in New Mexico, and our Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham was very quick to close schools and non essential businesses. In the past few weeks more and more things have been shut down. And while we have Covid19 in our state, it's not as extensive as in many other places, other than on the Pueblos which have very many challenges to deal with.

I suspect Michelle won't open this state before it is truly realistic to do so.

[niyad]

4. Only true thing e has said since July 2015 is "I am not a doctor".

[BigmanPigman]

5. "falsely claimed" meaning LIED, LIED, LIED!!!!!!!

The lying liar lies and lies and lies. He is a rug. He lies better than a rug. A rug could take lying lessons from the orange, murderous, Lying Lump.

[calimary]

6. Around our house we don't bother using his name.

He’s only “that guy who LIES ALL THE TIME!”

[argyl]

8. This dickhead abdicated any responsibility for this pandemic.

Left it all to state and local authorities. And now he has
"total" authority over the states' as far as lifting restrictions.

This creature literally makes me sick.