Trump is letting public health experts take the spotlight on the coronavirus — and hardly even tweeting about it — as the outbreak sends stocks tumbling and stokes fears about a global pandemic
The president, for now, is letting his public health experts take the spotlight on the Wuhan coronavirus — and hardly even tweeting about it — as the outbreakTrump’s public appearances this week focused on the Middle East and his trade deal with Canada and Mexico while the most high-profile briefing on the fast-spreading virus was held on Tuesday at his health department, not the White House.
“We learned a lesson from the swine flu in ‘76: The president made the announcement and ended up owning the problem,” said Tom Frieden, who headed the CDC during the Obama administration, referring to an outbreak during former President Gerald Ford’s tenure. “It wasn’t his fault. ... I’d rather not see it politicized.”
“The president and I have been speaking regularly about this outbreak, and I have been speaking with the senior officials at HHS and the White House multiple times each day since the outbreak began to represent an international threat,” Azar said. “The president is highly engaged in this response, and closely monitoring the work we’re doing to keep Americans safe.”2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, when Trump blasted former President Barack Obama for not imposing strict travel restrictions.
Meanwhile, some administration allies in Congress are breaking with the conciliatory tone toward China and sounding the way Trump did during the Ebola crisis on matters like travel bans.
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