The HHS Inspector General Report

In a testy exchange with reporters, President Donald Trump questioned the political motivations of an administration inspector general, claiming that her report on hospital experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic was “wrong.” The report gave the results of a survey of 323 hospitals across the country.

We asked the White House how the report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General was “wrong.” We haven’t received a response. On Twitter, the president claimed the report was “Another Fake Dossier!”

We encourage readers to examine the report for themselves. We find it to be a straight-forward report on the results of a survey.

, the HHS inspector general’s report detailed the results of the survey of hospital administrators, making clear in the opening sentences that it provides “a national snapshot of hospitals’ challenges and needs in responding to the coronavirus