“If they don’t treat you right, I don’t call,” President Trump told reporters at the White House coronavirus task force briefing on Friday, referring to U.S. governors battling the spread of COVID-19.
What he’s saying: Trump said that while “generally speaking,” the nation’s governors have been appreciative of his administration’s efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19, there are some — including Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — who the task force should not bother contacting.
- “All I want them to do, very simple, I want them to be appreciative. I don’t want them to say things that aren’t true, I want them to be appreciative. We’ve done a great job,” Trump said on Friday.
- When discussing Vice President Mike Pence’s efforts on the task force, Trump said: “He calls all the governors, I tell him, I mean I’m a different type of person, I say Mike, don’t call the governor of Washington, you’re wasting your time with him. Don’t call the woman in Michigan … if they don’t treat you right, I don’t call. He’s a different type of person.”
- The White House declined to comment.
