MTP Daily with Chuck Todd, May 21, 2020
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Report: CDC conflating viral and antibody tests, causing inaccurate data
Reporter explains how he and other reporters discovered this testing discrepancy
Ford asked Trump to wear mask during visit, Pres. Trump removed mask while in public
Stabenow on dam break in Michigan: 'I hope the company is going to be held liable'
Kornacki takes a look at mail-in voting by the numbers
Dallas Mayor: Opening bars is cause of concern, but will follow Texas governor's order
Discussed Today, In Detail:
Report: CDC conflating viral and antibody tests, causing inaccurate data
The CDC is conflating viral and antibody tests, meaning states and the federal
government may have been using inaccurate data. Chuck Todd says, “Simply put --
one [test] tells you where the virus is, the other tells you where the virus has
apparently been.”
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Reporter explains how he and other reporters discovered this testing discrepancy
Reporter Robinson Meyer explains how he and other reporters discovered this
testing discrepancy, “We started to get worried that maybe this was happening …
because the surge happened at the same time the antibody test was coming on the
market.”
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Ford asked Trump to wear mask during visit, Pres. Trump removed mask while in public
Ford asked Pres. Trump to wear a mask while touring production plant Shaq
Brewster says, “They [Ford] said, ‘Bill Ford encouraged Pres. Trump to wear a
mask when he arrived. He wore a mask during a private viewing of three Ford GTs
… the president later removed the mask.'”
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Stabenow on dam break in Michigan: 'I hope the company is going to be held liable'
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) gives an update on the Boyce Hydro Power
company's dam that broke in Midland, Michigan and who should be held
responsible. She said, “I hope the company is going to be held … liable to for
this. They had plenty of warnings.”
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Kornacki takes a look at mail-in voting by the numbers
Steve Kornacki goes to the big board to take a look at mail-in voting by the
numbers.
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Dallas Mayor: Opening bars is cause of concern, but will follow Texas governor's order
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson (D) says he is worried about opening bars at 25%
capacity, but will follow the governor of Texas’ order. He said, “That is a
little bit of a cause of concern, but that is the reality we are having to deal
with.”
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