Claim: After President Trump said, "I don't know anything about" the disbanding of a White House pandemic response office, the Democrats claimed that he "lied" and pointed to Trump's earlier remarks about "some of the people we cut" as evidence. But those remarks were in response to a question about proposed budget cuts -- not the anti-pandemic team in question.
Fact-check: Dems Misconstrue Trump Budget Remarks - FactCheck.org
Verdict: after president trump said, "i don't know anything about" the disbanding of a white house pandemic response office, the democrats claimed that he "lied" and pointed to trump's earlier remarks about "some of the people we cut" as evidence. but those remarks were in response to a question about proposed budget cuts -- not the anti-pandemic team in question.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2020-03-20T19:18:37