There's been a lack of leadership surrounding COVID
In times of crisis, we look to administration officials to lead. We may not always agree with the decisions they make, but we assume their actions will be guided by what's best for the American people. In the case of COVID-19, these officials are entrusted to provide accurate, reliable information we can use to help us stay safe.
We expect them to be transparent and straightforward in their communications, to lead by example, work constructively with our nation's top scientific minds to address the problem, and design a national plan to try and defeat it.
None of this is happening. The latest example of the administration's dysfunctional response to COVID-19 was a recent tweet by President Trump promoting a video replete with misinformation regarding the efficacy of certain prevention measures and possible treatment options. It was so egregious Twitter took it down, as did Facebook and YouTube (after more than 14 million views).
Two weeks ago, the administration ordered hospitals to circumvent the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and report COVID-19 case information directly to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The move would have sidelined the CDC from conducting data-driven analysis about the outbreak that often contradicted the optimistic view the White House sought to project.
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