Dem Rep. Val Demings: ‘I Have Not Been Able to Endure or Bear’ Trump’s Daily Briefings Anymore

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DEMINGS: "Well, let me just say this, Mika, I have not been able to endure or bear the president’s daily briefings anymore, because the words coming out of his mouth have been unbelievable and I believe they risk lives all over this country. No one, the president or the governor here in Florida, should be taking a victory lap when people are continuing to lose their lives because of COVID-19. In Florida, we have over 36,000 people who have contracted the virus, we have over 1500 deaths. And so I would just like to hear the president and my governor and others who think that it’s OK to go back to business as normal, talk to those families who’ve lost their loved ones. Look, nobody wants to get the economy started again more than I do. I hear from small business owners and others every day about their fears, about their businesses. We have over 1 million people here in the state of Florida who filed for unemployment and can’t access the system that the governor knew had multiple problems last year -- he knew that. But the primary responsibility for me as a member of Congress and for our governor and our president is the health, safety, and well-being of the American people. The health, safety, and well-being of Floridians. And we should not be willing to jeopardize that over anything."