Analysis: The Trump administration's internal battles over information has muddled message as the coronavirus pandemic surges.
Four months ahead of the election, Trump appears to have made the calculation that voters will ultimately choose one of those versions of events to believe, and that attacking the credibility of those painting a more dire picture will make voters more likely to believe his version and the “great job” Trump says he’s done on the pandemic.
"I cannot figure out in my wildest dreams why they would want to do that,” Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, toldon Wednesday after the White House distributed opposition research about him to reporters. “I think they realize now that that was not a prudent thing to do, because it’s only reflecting negatively on them.”
And two White House officials told NBC News that White House chief of staff Mark Meadows advised White House staff to stand down on attacks against Fauci, with one official saying Meadows “wasn’t happy” with Navarro. “I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci, and we are all in the same team,” Trump said. “We want to get rid of this mess that China sent us.”The campaign to undermine government elements that deviate from Trump’s optimistic message about coronavirus has extended to the CDC, which has come under attack from the White House and several other Trump administration agencies.
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