Trump rips Pelosi for criticizing his handling of coronavirus pandemic – New York Post, Nypost.com

President Trump unleashed on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an early morning phone interview on “Fox & Friends,” slamming her comments about his “deadly” handling of coronavirus.

Speaking to the Fox News hosts Monday morning, the commander-in-chief described the California Democrat as “a sick puppy,” who has “a lot of problems,” when asked about Pelosi’s criticism of his response to the virus.

Trump added that her remarks were “a horrible thing to say.”

“When I stopped some very, very infected, very, very sick people – thousands coming in from China – earlier than anyone thought [was necessary], including the experts. Nobody thought we should do it, except me, ”Trump said, adding that he was praised by government infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci for his decision to close the borders.

“If I did do that, you would’ve had deaths like you have never seen before,” he continued before knocking Pelosi for not crediting him for the move.

Trump went on to call San Francisco, a city that is part of Pelosi’s district, a “slum,” adding that the federal government may need to address the city’s problems.

Speaking about Pelosi’s impeachment crusade against the president – which passed the House but failed in the Senate – Trump said, “Don’t forget, she was playing the impeachment game where she ended up looking like a fool.”

On Sunday, Pelosi slammed Trump’s response to the pandemic, telling CNN , “We should be taking every precaution. What the president, his denial at the beginning was deadly. ”

“As the president fiddles, people are dying. And we just have to take every precaution, ”she continued.

CNN host Jake Tapper pressed the speaker on whether she believed Trump’s downplaying of the crisis had cost American lives, to which Pelosi responded, “Yes, I am. I’m saying that. ”