WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused a federal health department watchdog as having produced a “fake dossier” with a report that confirmed hospitals nationwide faced “substantial challenges” including shortages of equipment and staff.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general surveyed 323 hospitals from March 23-27 and concluded they had insufficient capacity to handle the surge of coronavirus patients.
Trump implied the inspector general was politically motivated and, in a tweet, asked why she had not spoken to admirals, generals, the vice president or others in charge “before doing her report”, adding “Another Fake Dossier”.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
