The effort to respond to the pandemic is showing signs of winding down, including the drafting of an after-action report.
WASHINGTON — At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the White House task force that President Donald Trump assembled to manage the health crisis met every day. But in recent weeks, as the virus continues to spread and health experts warn of a potential surge in cases across the country this summer, the group has met formally just three times.
Marks, whom Trump has described as “highly accomplished," left the group three weeks ago, but remains in the administration as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Marks also distanced himself as a member of Trump’s “dream team” working on his administration’s fast-track vaccine, called Operation Warp Speed, because of his concerns it might conflict with his role in vaccine oversight at FDA.
Story continuesThe task force report being drafted is expected to be far more of a highlights reel from the perspective of the president, who has chafed at criticism of his handling of the pandemic, officials said. It is unlikely to be a critical retrospective of what may have gone wrong and lessons learned that could be applied in a future pandemic, they said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was “monitoring closely” the huge gatherings that for the last three months were explicitly prevented by its own guidance, acknowledging that the “risk” of the coronavirus remains serious. White House officials have tailored Fauci’s media appearances to outlets that aren’t regularly watched by the president’s core supporters, in hopes of avoiding renewed calls for his firing.
Birx appeared on the Sunday political programs two weekends ago but hasn’t since, and only weighed in Tuesday on the dangers of a second wave because of the Floyd protests, warning against a “false sense of security.”
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