President Biden responds to Vanity Fair report he rejected a COVID-19 testing boost ahead of the holidays.
"We didn't reject it," Biden told New York Post reporter Steven Nelson before departing the White House for Marine One on Monday.
"The Biden Administration Rejected An October Proposal For ‘Free Rapid Tests For The Holidays,’ the Vanity Fair piece, published last week, alleged. This was despite President Biden telling ABC News,"I wish I had thought about ordering" 500 million at-home tests"two months ago."WHITE HOUSE TURNED DOWN PLAN IN OCTOBER TO BOOST COVID TESTING: REPORT
An administration official said they didn't have the capacity at the time to approve the plan, Eban reported. Instead, the White House implemented"smaller-scale plans."
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