On Friday, “PBS Newshour” White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor accused Surgeon General Jerome Adams of ostracizing minorities with racial slurs.

Adams previously stated during e many White House’s Coronavirus Task Force briefings that citizens should take into consideration their family members that are at-risk when deciding what precautions they need to take personally in regards to the coronavirus. Adams said, “Do it for your abuela, do it for your grandaddy, do it for your Big Mama, do it for your pop pop.”

Alcindor felt the need to tweet a response to this statement.

During the next press briefing she felt that these words were so important that she took the time to request Adams to provide a response for anyone that found his word choice to be offensive.

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Adams responded to the assinine question, reassuring Alcindor that his choice or words were not meant to be offensive. Adams continued on letting her know that his word choice were the same that are used within his own family.

“I used the language we use in my family,” Adams said. “I have a Puerto Rican brother-in-law. I call my Granddaddy, ‘Granddaddy.’ I have relatives who call their mother ‘Big Momma. It was not meant to be offensive. That is the language that we use.”

Adams reminded Alcindor that the guidelines and recommendations are intended for all United States citizens, and are not singled out for a specific race. “We need everyone, no matter what color you are, to follow the Coronavirus guidelines, and do their part.

When I talked to the NAACP, three weeks ago, one of the things they asked me is can you help dispel the myths in the community that people cannot get Coronavirus if they are black? That is a myth that was important for us to squash.”