Trump ordered Mike Pence not to compliment the governor of Washington during coronavirus outbreak

Authorities in Washington state on Friday announced three more fatalities from COVID-19 coronavirus, with 79 total positive cases confirmed in the state.

As the state hardest hit by the epidemic rushed to deal with the response, President Donald Trump was attacking Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) as a "snake" during a visit to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta.