Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus amid contentious questions from Democrats at a House hearing Friday morning.

Pompeo said repeatedly he was confident that the administration had taken action to reduce the threat.

Pompeo’s non-denial of the rapidly spreading virus came under questioning from Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), who asked the country’s top diplomat whether he believed that the coronavirus is the “hoax of the day.”

When asked if he believes the coronavirus is "a hoax," as some have suggested, Pompeo declined to answer, saying only that the administration is "working to keep people safe."

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