Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted to China’s foreign ministry claiming that America is "lying through their teeth" about the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “classic communist disinformation.”

Pompeo made the comment on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday referring to the statement from China foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang.

“We advise American politicians to reflect on their own problems and try their best to control the [coronavirus] epidemic as soon as possible instead of continuing to play tricks to deflect blame,” Shuang said on Tuesday.

“They [Chinese officials] know that this happened in their country,” Pompeo said. “This is classic communist disinformation. This is what communists do.”