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NBC's Chuck Todd pressed Mike Pence to 'name some names' of Democrats pushing 'irresponsible' coronavirus claims

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.The NBC host Chuck Todd on Sunday pressed Vice President Mike Pence about his comment dismissing Democrats' "irresponsible rhetoric" about the coronavirus outbreak. Todd picked out , including Donald Trump Jr. and Rush Limbaugh, claiming that the virus is a "common cold" and that the outbreak is being weaponized by the president's critics."None of this seems to match the facts," . "What facts are there that Democrats are doing this? It seems like people are asking questions and they're concerned about the virus. This implies some sort of political motivation, which is kind of gross.""Well, I will tell you there's been a lot of irresponsible rhetoric among Democrats and commentators on the left," said Pence, who is leading the White House's response to the outbreak."Who? Who is this?" Todd asked. "Name some names, sir, because this is just — it just feels like gaslighting. Please, name some names. We're all big. We're all big people here."Pence pointed to a New York Times opinion column titled as an example of a critic using the outbreak to slam Trump.When asked whether he believed that "the entire Democratic Party is doing this," Pence said, "No, but there have been irresponsible voices." and , contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, criticized Trump's response to the outbreak during their own Sunday-show appearances, slamming him for politicizing the issue and trying to blame Democrats.—This Week (@ThisWeekABC) At after the first confirmed coronavirus-related death in the US, Trump clarified a comment he made at a rally the day before when he called Democrats' criticism of his handling of the outbreak When a reporter asked whether he regretted using the word "hoax," Trump said he was referring to Democrats pressing political issues like "the impeachment hoax or the 'Russia, Russia, Russia' hoax.""'Hoax' referring to the action that they take to try and pin this on somebody, because we've done such a good job," Trump said Saturday. "The hoax is on them."Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingTwo crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.The NBC host Chuck Todd on Sunday pressed Vice President Mike Pence about his comment dismissing Democrats' "irresponsible rhetoric" about the coronavirus outbreak. Todd picked out , including Donald Trump Jr. and Rush Limbaugh, claiming that the...

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