Former CDC chief says Trump appointees blocked his agency from briefing public on COVID-19

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Former CDC chief says Trump appointees blocked his agency from briefing public on COVID-19
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The former head of the CDC told House investigators during a closed-door testimony that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, former Pres. Trump appointees repeatedly blocked his public health experts from briefing the American public.

“The View” panel reacts to former White House COVID task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx being confronted about why she didn’t speak up when then-President Donald Trump was downplaying the crisis.In closed-door testimony to House investigators released on Friday, Dr.

Further, Redfield said he believed the consequences of CDC's inability to provide information to the public during that period, impacted the trust of the American public on the agency. detailing accusations from staffers of political interference against the agencies within HHS, including the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

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