President Donald Trump watches as a White House produced video plays during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Washington. Previous NextPresident Donald Trump on Monday used the daily White House briefing to air a taxpayer-funded promotional video praising his own handling of the coronavirus outbreak and slamming his critics and the press. Trump also gave Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, a turn at the lectern to defend the president's response to the crisis. Fauci's conciliatory remarks came one day after Trump had reacted negatively to the doctor's comments Sunday about the administration's handling of the pandemic. Trump said the video was produced in-house by his social media director, Dan Scavino, and others at taxpayer expense.

Source: The Standard April 14, 2020 03:00 UTC