White House rebukes CBS interview after host battles NIH director over loss of trust in public health

Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Jay Bhattacharya clashed with CBS' Margaret Brennan on Sunday over a loss of trust in public health, as the CBS host blamed President Donald Trump 's administration officials for the spread of misinformation and was sharply rebuked by the White House. Brennan asked the NIH director — who is also acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — about a shooting at the CDC in Georgia that left DeKalb County Police Depa