(CNN) The White House's coronavirus testing czar declined to comment Sunday when pressed by CNN's Jake Tapper on how President Donald Trump's decision to continue holding campaign rallies amid the coronavirus pandemic undermines the task force's message on mask wearing and other prevention guidelines. Citing the high number of coronavirus deaths in the US, Tapper added, "How is this not a failure, and how is President Trump leading us out of it in the right way, according to your own words?" Even as the coronavirus deaths in the US near 200,000, Trump has begun crisscrossing the US in the final stretch before the election and holding campaign rallies, which have the potential to be super spreader events. Giroir said Sunday that people should be "empowered to know that they can slow the spread and change the course. They can save lives by doing the things we talk about, wearing a mask."

Source: CNN September 20, 2020 16:06 UTC