.MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump points to South Korea comparison he should probably avoid
Trump said South Korea called the White House to say that US testing procedures "are amazing." That doesn't make any sense.
South Korean President Moon Jae-In and President Donald Trump walk during a welcoming ceremony held at the presidential Blue House on Nov. 7, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea.Steve Benen The comparisons between South Korea's response to the COVID-19 crisis and the United States' is relevant. While the size of the two countries varies considerably, both countries are industrialized economies, which reported their first coronavirus case on the exact same day .
It's not exactly a secret that South Korea has had more success in stemming the infection rate. In fact, our ally's success seems to have annoyed Donald Trump -- to the point that he keeps trying to argue that officials in Seoul haven't been as aggressive as the White House.this week."Now, you're not going to read that in the newspapers because they don't like to write things like that. But I'd love you to say that one more time because that's a big number.
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