Civic Register
| 7.2.20
GOP Congressman Calls on White House to Disband Coronavirus Task Force 'So Trump’s Message Is Not Mitigated or Distorted'
Should the White House disband its coronavirus task force so it doesn't undermine Trump?
What's the story?
- Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, is calling for the White House to disband its coronavirus task force so that health officials are prevented from contradicting President Donald Trump’s "stated goals and actions" when it comes to the economy.
- "Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx continue to contradict many of President Trump's stated goals and actions for returning to normalcy as we know more about the COVID-19 outbreak," Biggs said in a statement Thursday. "This is causing panic that compromises our economic recovery. We can protect our most vulnerable from the COVID-19 outbreak while still protecting lives and livelihoods of the rest of the population."
"It’s time for the COVID-19 task force to be disbanded so that President Trump’s message is not mitigated or distorted.”
- Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, warned Congress earlier this week that he would "not be surprised" if the U.S. started reporting as many as 100,000 new virus cases per day.
"I'm very concerned and not satisfied with what's going on because we're going in the wrong direction," Fauci said.
- Maricopa County, part of which Biggs represents, has recorded a surge in new cases, with more than 52,000 total cases and 817 deaths - the highest in the state - according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
What do you think?
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—Josh Herman
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