House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly unleashed on President Trump in a call with colleagues Monday, calling his administration’s delay in ensuring coronavirus testing and supplies “almost sinful,” as he now weighs when to reopen the economy.
During a phone call with House Democrats Monday, Politico reported, Pelosi, D-Calif., also claimed Trump was putting Americans in danger by allegedly rushing to bring life back to normal and end social distancing guidelines.
Trump has not yet announced a decision on those measures, but has underscored his authority on the matter.
“The more misrepresentations he puts out there, the more it obscures the truth,” Pelosi reportedly told Democrats on the call, according to Politico. “We have to insist upon the truth — what they’re saying is not knowledge, is not facts, is not real.”
Politico reported that Pelosi doubled down on her criticisms over lack of testing, calling it “a complete failure,” and saying that without an adequate plan to test Americans, it would be impossible to guarantee a safe reentry.
“And we cannot let them lie about it,” she reportedly said.
Pelosi’s comments come as the president and White House officials have suggested they are hoping to reopen much of the economy as soon as May 1. The latest White House “slow the spread” social distancing guidelines are set to expire in just two weeks — on April 30.
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