'Almost sinful': Pelosi bashes Trump coronavirus response in private phone call with Democrats
by Emma Colton
| April 14, 2020 08:31 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly unleashed on President Trump during a private phone call with her caucus, saying he was risking American lives by rushing to reopen the economy.
The California Democrat told colleagues from her party that Trump’s response to the coronavirus was “almost sinful,†Politico reported Monday, citing multiple sources who were on the call.
“The more misrepresentations he puts out there, the more it obscures the truth,†she said. “We have to insist upon the truth — what they’re saying is not knowledge, is not facts, is not real.â€
Pelosi advised Democrats to voice their concerns about the president's “complete failure†in his handling of the pandemic, especially in regard to testing and getting personal protective equipment to healthcare providers.
“And we cannot let them lie about it,†she said.