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Trump Is Making Medical Experts Clear Coronavirus Updates Through Pence, and Obama's Ebola Response Director Just Called Them Out

Trump Is Making Medical Experts Clear Coronavirus Updates Through Pence, and Obama's Ebola Response Director Just Called Them Out
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Despite the growing threat of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, President Donald Trump has taken repeated steps to dismiss the need for widespread drastic action to contain an outbreak in the United States that experts have deemed inevitable.

But how could a President possibly benefit from being cavalier about a pandemic?


The growth of the stock market—however erratic—has been a key talking point in favor of Trump's reelection. But markets are weakening as concern over coronavirus grows. Trump reportedly fears that a drastic reaction to the pandemic would make the markets fall even further, potentially spoiling his boasts about the economy.

To curb that, the Trump administration is requiring medical experts at the National Institute of Health (NIH) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) to clear public statements through Vice President Mike Pence, whom Trump recently appointed as the virus's response director.

Concerns are growing that the Trump administration will deliberately withhold or delay crucial updates regarding the pandemic in order to keep Trump's economic reputation—and subsequently his approval rating—afloat.

Ronald Klain, the Obama-era response director for the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, warned that this policy is a danger to public health.


Klain stressed that in order to keep the public informed and vigilant against potential Ebola outbreaks, officials were not required to clear their messaging through executive channels.

This administration doesn't seem to hold the same priorities—and that's adding even more concern.








For a disturbing look into Trump's attempts to suppress the free press, check out Unmaking the Presidency, available here.

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