‘Not a Trick Question’: CNN’s John Berman Presses WH Aide on Teacher Vaccinations

CNN’s John Berman is pressing for an answer from Vice President Kamala Harris’s chief spokesperson Symone Sanders on reopening schools.

“It’s not a trick question. I feel like you guys have treated it like a trick question,” Berman said during Wednesday’s CNN interview with Sanders. “I think people just want to know what the White House position is on whether teachers need to be vaccinated in order for kids to return safely to school.” 

He noted that U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky explained earlier this month that it is not necessary for teachers to be vaccinated in order to reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Sanders responded by noting that the Biden administration believes teachers should be “prioritized for receiving the vaccination, along with other frontline workers.”

Berman quickly shot back, “Prioritize is one thing… Is it necessary though? That’s the question. It really is a yes or no question.”

The White House aide suggested the question put forth is “is it safe for kids to go back to school,” before Berman stepped in. “In this case, that’s not the question,” he said.

“It’s a very specific question in this case,” Berman continued, adding, “I’m not sure why it’s a hard question to answer.”

Sanders responded, “I think the president has been clear, the vice president has been clear and I was clear just now that it is the administration’s position… that teachers should be prioritized for vaccinations.”

Watch the exchange below:

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