The president's national security adviser said the U.S. 'was not in a position' to confirm the numbers coming out of China.
President Donald Trump said China's novel coronavirus infection and death toll numbers appeared to be"a little bit on the light side" at a Wednesday briefing.that he was"being nice" when he suggested that the country's numbers may be underreported, but also cautioned that he was"not an accountant from China" when talking about exact numbers.
Appearing at a press briefing yesterday, President Trump said he had not received an intelligence report talking about discrepancies in China's COVID-19 death toll and infection numbers. National Security Adviser Robert Brien also said the administration was"not in a position" to confirm numbers released by Chinese authorities.
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