While attempting to continue pushing blame on the Trump administration for its response to the coronavirus, CNN host Jake Tapper was taken to task by U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams.
On Sunday's "State of the Union," Tapper tried again and again to humiliate the administration and even questioned if the president was listening to advice from medical professionals. He also suggested that President Trump was willing to sacrifice American lives on a cruise ship to keep the virus from spreading.
Tapper asked, "Is the President's desire to artificially keep the numbers low by keeping Americans who are off the coast out of the United States; is that desire impacting health decisions to help save these Americans who have coronavirus or who could possibly have it?"
Adams responded, "Well, I don't want to play politics here. But I do want to say, I've been in the Situation Room every day. When the President comes in, he makes it clear that he wants the best advice from his health experts. As far as the cruise ships are concerned, our priorities are, number one, making sure people who are on those cruise ships and who need medical attention can get it. And we've flown people off the ships, we've flown CDC teams into the ships to help."
He added, "Number two, we want to get people off the ships as quickly and safely as we can. And number three, we want to protect our communities. And that's a delicate balance that requires the cooperation of many different partners, the Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and others. But again, we want to make sure we're taking care of those people on the ship and in a way that protects them, but also protects communities."