White House Defends Coronavirus Policies As US Passes 200K Deaths

While the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths passed 200,000 over the weekend, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the handling of the coronavirus pandemic by President Donald Trump, saying, “We were looking at the prospect of 2 million people potentially perishing from the coronavirus in this country.” When questioned about the president’s comments to journalist Bob Woodward in which he confirmed downplaying the pandemic, as well as the scientific inaccuracies Trump shared at his campaign rallies as recently as Monday night, McEnany downplayed the impact that the coronavirus can have on Americans who are young and otherwise healthy.