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Trump aide apologizes for video slamming virus scientists

by Associated Press
| September 15, 2020 2:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump health appointee who used his position to launch political attacks and is accused of trying to muzzle a government publication apologized Tuesday for a video in which he reportedly disparaged scientists battling the coronavirus and warned of violence after the elections.

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