Trump confirmed this morning that Dr. Fauci will be testifying in front of the Senate on the administration’s efforts to combat the coronavirus, but says he won’t be testifying before the House because they are a bunch of “Trump haters”:
Pres confirms Dr Fauci will testify at a Senate hearing, but not the House. During press Q&A on departing WH, Pres says the House is a setup and a bunch of Trump haters. Says Democrats should be ashamed.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 5, 2020
There’s been a call for the coronavirus task force to testify before the House and the Senate but it looks like, at least for the near future, the team won’t be allowed to go before the House.
Here’s the full video of Trump explaining this that was just released:
REPORTER: Why won't you let Fauci testify before the House?
TRUMP: "Because the House is a set up. The House is a bunch of Trump haters … they, frankly, want our situation to be unsuccessful, which means death." pic.twitter.com/G3G5OoV5IV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 5, 2020