Trump calls Inslee a 'snake' amid coronavirus outbreak in Washington state
By Brett Samuels - 03/06/20 05:57 PM EST
President Trump on Friday slammed Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) as the state grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus, calling him a "snake" for criticizing the administration's response to the disease.
The president was asked during a tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about Vice President Pence's trip a day earlier to Washington, where Pence met with Inslee and other state officials to discuss the virus.
"I told Mike not to be complimentary to the governor, because that governor is a snake," Trump said of Inslee. "I said, 'if you’re nice to him he will take advantage.'"
"Let me just tell you, we have a lot of problems with the governor. … So, Mike may be happy with him, but I’m not," Trump continued, claiming Democrats would refuse to give him credit regardless of the quality of response to the coronavirus.
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