‘Classic Communist Disinformation’: Pompeo Hits Back at Beijing’s Claim That US Is Lying About Pandemic

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. Nicholas Kamm/Pool via Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called out the Chinese foreign ministry’s accusation that American politicians were playing “tricks to deflect blame” surrounding the pandemic, calling the comments “classic communist disinformation.”

“They know that this happened in their country. This is classic communist disinformation. This is what communists do,” Pompeo said during an interview with Fox on April 29. He was referring to recent remarks made by Geng Shuang, spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, who accused politicians in the United States of “lying through their teeth.”