One of the more vocal anti-Trump lawmakers in D.C. is criticizing the president’s decision to tap Vice President Mike Pence to head the government’s team responding to the coronavirus.

Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed President Trump’s decision to select Pence to lead the effort, citing his failure to respond quickly enough to an HIV outbreak that infected 126 people in rural Scott County, Indiana, in 2015.

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