Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany suggested Americans have stopped trusting the messaging coming out of the Biden administration on COVID-19.
During Fox Newsâ âOutnumberedâ Tuesday, McEnany took a swipe at the Biden administration over âso much mixed messagingâ on the pandemic.
âWe are at a really, really dangerous point in this country when Axios a few days ago had an article called âThe Biden administrationâs credibility crisisâ and it was saying, look half the country doesnât have faith in President Biden, and Iâm paraphrasing here,â McEnany explained.
She added, âBut, when you stop trusting public health officials thatâs when we have a problem, and weâve gotten to that point when theyâre still using that term the âpandemic of the unvaccinated.â One example of many. There is such a lack of faith in the messengers coming out of this White House. We need new faces and we need credible faces.â
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Celine Gounder, an infectious disease expert, and former Biden administration advisory board member told Axios, âThe administration in general has lost the confidence of people who would be their natural supporters.â
The outlet noted the CDC became a viral internet meme when the agency changed its guidance on how long individuals with the virus should remain in isolation.
Former CDC director Tom Frieden said it is ânever good to be the butt of jokes,â as Axios reported.
Some sources told the outlet they are concerned the administration is not using enough voices to communicate with Americans.
âWeâre focused on getting Americans the information they need from trusted public health experts like CDC and FDA,â an HHS official said. âScience is complex, and it often doesnât boil down simply to a one sentence sound bite, especially during a once-in-a-generation pandemic.â
