Vice President Mike Pence accused CNN of getting ‘a lot’ wrong in the early stages of the coronavirus during a test interview on Friday morning.
Pence came to CNN’s New Day to talk to co-host John Berman, who asked for a projection on the total number of Americans who will die from coronavirus. The vice president said his task force was “continuing to work to save lives” and is focused on helping reduce the number of cases when the CNN host interrupted him.
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“Mr. “Vice President … about 1,000 people, yesterday reported dead yesterday,” Berman said, speaking of Pence.
After some crossing, Pence was allowed to make his point until the next time Berman interrupted.
‘Well, let me be very clear, John, if I may … we mourn with people who mourn, never been a day, we did not think of families who have lost lovers in the midst of this pandemic, but I have to tell you, I truly believe that when President Trump stopped all travel from China before the end of January, and the White House Coronavirus task force arose, and action that criticized Joe Biden as xenophobic, he actually saying it was racist to suspend travel from China is the reality that we bought an invaluable amount of time to work on a fax machine, ”Pence said.
“Right, Mr. Vice President,” Berman said, trying to intervene, but Pence continued to speak.
“I got a news flash for Joe Biden, John, which is that we think there’s a miracle around the corner, because the president is calling pharmaceutical companies, we believe it’s very likely we have one or more faxes for the coronavirus by the end of this year, ”said Pence.
“That’s a tribute to President Trump’s leadership.”
Berman then cut him off, repeatedly talking about the vice president in the process, saying, “My question, just so people know, was ‘How many more Americans will lose their lives at the end of the year?’
The CNN host then disputed several of Pence’s interview points and went back to his first question.
‘My question to you, again, about where we are and where we will be, comes from here. “On June 16, you wrote that we are winning the battle against the invisible enemy … and the panic is over, you said that on June 16,” Berman said. “Since then, 53,000 Americans have died … so how was the care exaggerated?”
Pence noted that, at the time, cases were on the decline and some believed that the coronavirus would be seasonal.
“For a while, Memorial Day changed things,” Pence said as Berman shook him off.
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‘That you were wrong? You were wrong on June 16? Did you go wrong on June 16th? Said Berman.
Pence shot back, “CNN was also wrong about a lot at the beginning of the year, John. We have all learned along the way about this coronavirus. ”
Pence then praised Trump’s leadership in the whole pandemic and the steps the task force has taken to help find a fax machine.
