White House Denies Pressuring FDA for COVID Vaccine to Boost Reelection

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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., met earlier with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continued to negotiate a coronavirus relief package. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Senator Chuck Shumer (D-NY) says President Trump is pressuring the FDA to have a vaccine ready by Election Day to boost his re-election.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany pushes back on the theory.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Correspondent Jamie Jackson’s White House Report:

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., met earlier with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continued to negotiate a coronavirus relief package. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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