W. Va. Gov. Jim Justice: 'No Point' To Debate Axing Of Top Health Official

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is done talking about why he pushed out a top health official during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Republican governor deflected multiple questions Monday about the forced resignation of former public health commissioner Cathy Slemp as he continued to doubt the accuracy of the state's virus caseload.

Justice has vented about a possible overstating of the state's active caseload, floating the idea that the tally could be exaggerated by around 300 cases, while providing few details.

He has placed the blame on Slemp, who has decades of public health experience, and suggested she was responsible for the discrepancy before having her removed from her post last week.

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