Trump Angrily Defends His Handling Of Coronavirus Pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) – An angry President Donald Trump is defending his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and lashing out at reporters he deems overly critical of the response. At Friday’s White House briefing, he also added to the confusion over whether he is using the Defense Production Act to order U.S. businesses to manufacture and send vital medical supplies to hospitals preparing to be overwhelmed by a wave of coronavirus cases. Trump also broke publicly with the government’s top infectious-disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, over the possible effectiveness of new drugs being explored to treat the virus. Trump voiced much optimism. Fauci made clear it’s too soon to be optimistic about an imminent treatment.