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Watch Doctors Fauci and Birx Whisper to Each Other as Trump and Pence Spew Misinformation

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Forever Impeached President Donald Trump referred to the U.S. State Department as the “Deep State Department” during a White House press briefing on the coronavirus with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday, prompting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci to bury his face in his hands in embarrassment.

“Secretary of State Pompeo is extremely busy so if you have any question for him right now, could you do that?” declared President Trump during the briefing. “Because you know what I’d like to do, I’d like for him to go back to the State Department, or as they call it, the Deep State Department. You know, Mike.”

The remark prompted Dr. Fauci to bury his face in his hands.

Shortly after, a reporter asked Pompeo, “Was it appropriate for the president to call your department the ‘Deep State Department’ at a time when thousands of diplomats are working very hard around the world to combat this pandemic?”

“I’ve worked with the president for three years now,” answered Pompeo. “I know how much he values the people that work on my team. I know when I was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency how much he valued the work we did, I know that he watches our team… all the teams that are working to push back against this virus to keep America safe. I know how much he values them.”

Trump responded, “What a good answer.”

Trump was then asked about why people who are sick are still not being tested. He of course lied and said he hadn’t heard that. Then he brought Mike Pence up to further spew misinformation.

In the background, you could see Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx whisper to each other, caught by CNN’s Kate Bennett. Oh to be a fly on the wall!

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