Pence clashes with CNN anchor on COVID-19 response: Your network ‘was wrong about a lot’

Pence joined CNN’s “New Day” to speak with co-host John Berman, who asked for a projection on the total number of Americans who will die from coronavirus. The vice president said that his task force is “continuing to work everyday to save lives” and is focused on helping reduce the number of cases when the CNN host interrupted him.

“Mr. Vice President... about 1,000 people, newly reported deaths yesterday,” Berman said, speaking over Pence.

After some crosstalk, Pence was allowed to make his point until the next time Berman interrupted.

“Well, let me be very clear, John, if I may ... we mourn with those who mourn, never been a day gone by we haven’t thought about families who lost loved ones in the midst of this pandemic, but I must tell you, I truly believe that when President Trump suspended all travel from China before the end of January, and stood up the White house coronavirus task force, and action that Joe Biden criticized as xenophobic, he actually said it was racist to suspend travel from China, the reality is, that bought us an invaluable amount of time to begin work on a vaccine,” Pence said.