Not Enough Test Even For Senators

Without a massive increase in Covid-19 testing, reopening any part of the country is going to lead to more deaths.  So, instead of working to get more tests in place, Trump brags about how much testing the US has done and make wild unfounded assertions that huge increases in testing are around the corner.  

Here's the reality and it's right up the street from the White House.  

The Capitol's attending physician told senior Republican staff in a conference call Thursday that he doesn't have the equipment to do either rapid or widespread testing of the 100 senators who return to work Monday, per two sources familiar with the call.

Congressional doctor, Brian Monahan, told the staff he didn't have access to the 15-minute tests the White House has been using. And he said he didn't have enough supply to test asymptomatic senators — he would only be testing people who are ill or show symptoms of the coronavirus.

That's the same reality that millions of Americans face every day despite Trump's bluster.