During Monday’s edition of CNN’s At this Hour, guest host Brianna Keilar brought on the New York Times’ Science and Health reporter Donald McNeil Jr. to discuss the flu epidemic sweeping the nation. McNeil had previously written an article for the Times arguing that President Trump needs to do more to protect public health.

When asked about an eight percent drop in the number of Hispanics who received flu shots, McNeil pointed to President Trump’s “hostility to Spanish language and Hispanics” as a possible explanation, in addition to a “cut back in Spanish-language ads.” He then admitted that the facts disproved his wild speculation and that didn't actually know the reason for the statistic. McNeil’s conjecture serves as a perfect example of a conspiracy theory, which the left always mocks the right for buying into. When the left has no other argument, they will always resort to the race card.

McNeil concluded the interview by scolding President Trump for boasting in a 2015 interview that he had never gotten a flu shot and encouraged him to tell the truth about whether or not he gets flu shots. He also said that expecting the President to tell the truth is “a pretty low bar to reach.”

During the interview, McNeil admitted that the number of Americans getting flu shots by November has slowly declined in recent years. Therefore, it makes little sense for him to place all of the blame at the foot of President Trump.

The abusively biased media will no doubt continue to blame President Trump for every misfortune that afflicts the United States during his tenure, regardless of whether or not he bears any responsibility. Even the President could not have predicted that he would soon face blame for the flu epidemic.

While the flu season will soon come to an end, the media’s accusations of racism against President Trump will surely continue through the spring, summer, and fall.