Appearing on CNN early Sunday morning, the head of the American Federation of Teachers lambasted Donald Trump's administration for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, warning of sick kids and extended school closing.

Speaking with CNN host Christi Paul, Randi Weingarten took multiple shots at Donald Trump while noting the president earlier gutted pandemic specialists from the government.

"We pushed very hard to get the Trump administration, you know, back in January and February to do something as opposed to pretending that this was not real," Weingarten told the host. "We've had infections before and whether it was MERS or other -- remember ebola -- and people should brush up those plans. But it comes down to precautions, preparedness, no profiling and not to panic. And when I talk about precautions and preparedness, there may be a situation where schools will be closed."

White House officials speaking on the condition of remaining anonymous have confessed to the Washington Post that Donald Trump's administration is reeling as officials scramble to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the report under the headline, "Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis," the Post begins by noting that President Donald Trump botched identifying the first victim of the virus in the U.S. during his Saturday press conference while also playing down the importance of another person infected in California -- which the report notes is emblematic of the disarray in the administration.