WASHINGTON  President Donald Trump refused to just accept any duty for the sluggish price of coronavirus testing in america, saying on Friday that he was "given a set of circumstances" that wasn't meant for the excessive numbers of potential COVID-19 infections.

"What we have performed, and one of many causes individuals are respecting what we have performed, is we have gotten it performed very early, and we have additionally stored lots of people out," Trump mentioned throughout a press convention within the Rose Backyard.

Through the briefing, NBC's Kristen Welker requested Trump whether or not he took duty for the testing lag, which one member of his personal process power known as "a failing."

"No, I do not take duty in any respect. As a result of we got a a set of circumstances, and we got guidelines, laws and specs from a distinct time. It wasn't meant for this sort of an occasion with the type of numbers that we're speaking about," Trump responded.

In actuality, America's low price of COVID-19 testing has...