Trump argues 1 million coronavirus cases in the u. S. Is a reflection of 'superior' testing
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President Trump suggested Wednesday that the United State surpassing one million coronavirus cases is a statistic that sounds worse than it is, because it's really a reflection of the
country's "superior" testing efforts, despite experts arguing testing needs to ramp up significantly. He also claims he received some outside validation about the U.S.'s
performance from none other than South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Seoul has been heralded as the gold standard for handling the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to its intense and efficient
testing program that helped the country keep infections and deaths relatively low, while also avoiding a full-scale economic shutdown as has been seen in many other parts of the world. Tim
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