Trump Admin Testing Czar ‘Not Concerned’ the President Does Not Attend Task Force Meetings
White House coronavirus testing czar Admiral Brett Giroir is revealing why he is not worried about President Donald Trump not attending COVID-19 task force meetings. ABC’s Martha Raddatz mentioned a Washington Post…
White House coronavirus testing czar Admiral Brett Giroir is revealing why he is not worried about President Donald Trump not attending COVID-19 task force meetings.
ABC’s Martha Raddatz mentioned a Washington Post report proving the president has not attended a coronavirus task force meeting in at least five months.
“That’s true, but the vice president does chair the coronavirus task force. The vice president, we often have several cabinet members there and the vice president briefs the president every day or nearly every day on coronavirus,” Giroir said.
He added, “I’m not concerned that the president doesn’t attend. The vice president is there, Secretary Azar, the leadership that’s there, the scientific community, Dr. Birx, Dr. Fauci, myself, Dr. Hahn, Dr. Redfield. We’re all working and the docs work literally every single day together.”
Watch his remarks below:
Giroir’s comments come less than a week after President-elect Joe Biden convened a coronavirus task force, as IJR previously reported.
The 13-member task force he named is headed by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler and healthcare equity expert from Yale University Marcella Nunez-Smith.
Dr. Anthony Fauci