President Trump is criticizing White House coronavirus taskforce member Dr. Deborah Birx for bluntly acknowledging the pandemic is widespread across the U.S.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently came out and said she lacked confidence in Dr. Birx's credibility to respond to the pandemic.
Birx responded by saying she has tremendous respect for the Speaker, but she added the U.S. has entered a "new phase" in the battle against COVID-19, calling it "extraordinarily widespread."
On Twitter, the President called Dr. Birx's response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's criticisms about her credibility "pathetic." Trump wrote, "in order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us."
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