President Donald Trump admitted Tuesday that he won’t let members of his coronavirus task force testify before a House committee because the lawmakers could be “Trump haters” critical of the White House’s dismal response to the pandemic. “The House is a setup,” Trump told reporters when asked why he won’t allow top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci to testify. Last Friday, the White House claimed it would be “counterproductive” to let task force members speak before the House Appropriations subcommittee holding the hearing. “They put every Trump hater on the committee, the same old stuff,” he said of the Democratic-controlled House. What’s more, Trump is pushing to reopen the economy even as multiple states still wait to hit their peak daily death totals from the virus.

Source: Huffington Post May 05, 2020 17:43 UTC