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Berhalter, whose contract expired on Dec. 31,
remains a candidate to be rehired after an investigation by a
law firm determined he did not improperly withhold information
of a 1992 domestic violence incident involving his now-wife
Rosalind.
The investigation came about after Berhalter criticised U.S.
midfielder Reyna, who he said had not met expectations at the
World Cup in Qatar, with Reyna's mother Danielle informing the
federation of the 1992 incident.
"Everything that happened with Gregg, first of all, has been
handled in an extremely childish manner," Pulisic, 24, told ESPN
on Thursday. "I think it's childish, it's youth soccer, people
complaining about playing time.
"I don't want to go too far into that, but I think Gregg has
been extremely unfortunate to get into the position he is in
now."
Chelsea winger Pulisic also urged U.S. Soccer to speed up the
coaching appointment to build on the team's run to the World Cup
last 16 under Berhalter.
"Do I feel like we should just wait and wait? I don't think it's
necessary, because we are not in a phase like we were after not
qualifying (for the 2018 World Cup) where we needed a complete
rebuild," Pulisic said.
"We don't need a bunch of new guys coming in."
Interim coach Anthony Hudson, who served as Berhlater's
assistant, named Pulisic and Reyna in his 24-man squad for this
month's CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El
Salvador.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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