Like her new boss, incoming White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has a history of downplaying the coronavirus
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That clip resurfaced last weekend when a CNN reporter posted it to Twitter. McEnany called the reporter's post "ridiculous spin" and claimed that her remarks had been in reference to Trump's decision to ban non-U.S. citizens from entering the country from parts of China. She insisted her comment had been backed up by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Trump has long pointed to his travel ban from China as step that he claims saved countless lives in the U.S. Nonetheless, his administration's coronavirus response has been widely criticized as slow-footed in ramping up testing and facilitating the distribution of badly needed supplies to hot spots like New York and California. More than 10,000 Americans have died from complications related to the virus, and the U.S. has well over 300,000 confirmed cases.
"We have the added advantage here at the Trump campaign that our candidate happens to be the president of the United States, who is surrounded by the best and most talented health experts in the world," she told Fox Business host Stuart Varney.
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