The Trump administration regularly interfered with the CDC's process for developing and issuing guidance about the coronavirus, changed scientific reports and undermined top public health officials, a congressional panel said.
The Trump administration regularly interfered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s process for developing and issuing guidance about the coronavirus, changed scientific reports and undermined top public health officials, a congressional panel said Monday.
The CDC’s former top deputy, Anne Schuchat, and others told the House panel that more Americans would be alive today if the Trump administration had allowed CDC to provide the clear messaging and accurate guidance that public health experts had been consistently calling for. The House panel has been investigating Trump-era political interference in the coronavirus response for the past two years. The report released Monday is the third installment, and offers additional details into how the CDC operated in the early part of the pandemic.
In one instance, Martin Cetron, director of the CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, described how the prior administration blocked a mask requirement for public and commercial transportation in the summer of 2020. Cetron also criticized a federal immigration order, known as Title 42, that allowed mass expulsions as the U.S.-Mexico border. Cetron said the order “was not drafted by me or my team,” but was instead “handed to us.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Donald Jr., Eric Trump wanted Trump Media stake, co-founder says: WaPoDonald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump wanted large stakes in their father's media company even though they were barely involved, co-founder says: 'They were coming in and asking for a handout'
Read more »
Trump Org. charged Secret Service as much as $1,185 to stay at Trump hotelDuring Donald Trump's presidency, Trump hotels charged the Secret Service nightly rates as high as $1,185 per room, more than five times the recommended government rate.
Read more »
Danchenko trial helps Durham expose how corrupt FBI framed TrumpDanchenko trial helps Durham expose how sleazy payola scheme, corrupt FBI and Department of Justice framed Donald Trump with Steele dossier, Russian hoax.
Read more »