Both Democratic presidential candidates have canceled rallies as the spread of the coronavirus continues in the United States.

‘It is pretty extraordinary that we have to have our medicine and health professionals counter-messaging the president,’ Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said.

The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases quickly shut down the suggestion during a meeting at the White House.

The death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, but Trump wants more credit for his response.