More on the context: "So I said to my people slow the testing down"-Trump at his rally
Because, as he explained, 'testing makes the numbers go up'
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/-slow-the-testing-down-trump-says-he-asked-administration-to-slow-coronavirus-testing-85519429952
"COVID. To be specific, COVID-19. That name gets further and further away from China, as opposed to calling it the Chinese virus," he said. "We - I - did a phenomenal job with it."
Trump said he told his administration, "slow the testing down, please" reiterating his argument that higher test numbers led to higher case counts.
He imitated a doctor talking about a 10-year-old with “sniffles” who would conclude “that’s a case!”
120,000 dead, and many tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands to follow...