"None of us lie": Top testing official defends coronavirus task force [View all]
Washington — A top health official on the White House coronavirus task force said Tuesday that "none of us lie" to the public, contradicting President Trump, who shared a Twitter post baselessly accusing government medical experts of "lying."
Admiral Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for health who has taken the lead on expanding testing, told NBC's "Today" that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other medical experts "are completely transparent with the American people." He said that coronavirus guidance, such as whether to wear a mask, has been updated as more is learned about the virus.
"We may make mistakes occasionally, but none of us lie," Giroir said. He also contradicted Mr. Trump's repeated assertions that the virus will "just disappear," saying that it will disappear if "we take active steps to make it disappear."
Mr. Trump retweeted a post from former game show host Chuck Woolery on Monday criticizing the CDC and government medical experts.
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