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Trump Explains Decision to Reverse Course on Shutting Down Coronavirus Task Force

by Bradley Cortright
May 6, 2020 at 4:14 pm
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Less than a day after it was reported that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering shutting down the White House coronavirus task force, he said it would continue “indefinitely.”

During an event at the White House on Wednesday, Trump explained his decision to keep the task force going, “I thought we could wind it down sooner, but I had no idea how popular the task force is until actually yesterday.”

He continued, “When I started talking about winding it down, I got calls from very respected people saying ‘I think it would be better to keep it going. It’s done such a good job.'”

“It’s a respected task force. I knew it myself, I didn’t know if it was appreciated by the public, but it is appreciated by the public,” he added.

Watch the video below:

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1258117263795851269

Trump’s comments come hours after he tweeted that he would not wind down the task force, “The Task Force will continue on indefinitely with its focus on SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN.”

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1258020211883638786

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1258020241063510018

On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed to reporters that the White House was considering shutting down the task force. However, his comments sowed some confusion as members of the task force reported that they were unaware of such discussions, as IJR reported. 

Pence said the members of the task force would continue to work on combating the virus, but the news drew criticism.

But for the time being, it appears that the task force will continue and may even have members added to it. 

“The task force will be around until we feel it’s not necessary,” Trump said, adding, “The task force is very respected. People said we should keep it going, so let’s keep it going.”

He added that he has a list of people he would like to see added to the task force. 

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IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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