Trump news – live: President refuses to let coronavirus task force testify to ‘bunch of haters’ in House as Dr Fauci dismisses claims virus created in Chinese lab
The Donald Trump administration is refusing to let the members of its coronavirus task force like Dr Deborah Birx and Dr Anthony Fauci testify before the House of Representatives, prompting speaker Nancy Pelosi to speculate that the White House “might be afraid of the truth”.
Dr Fauci, who be allowed to speak to the friendlier Republican-led Senate, has meanwhile broken ranks with Trump and secretary of state Mike Pompeo to dismiss their anti-China conspiracy theorising about Covid-19 as a “circular argument”.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has meanwhile told the president to “take a rest” following an “extraordinarily cruel” tweet he directed at the presenter on Monday digging up a past tragedy and effectively insinuating he was guilty of murder.
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