Like the rest of his government, it’s all white and mostly men.
yes BUT it has a birther; 2 Trump family members whose strongest skill is failing upward; producer of Lego Batman; guy who said virus was "contained"; guy who wants to turn America into autarky; and guy who said coronavirus would be good for American jobs
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) April 13, 2020
basically, a dream team https://t.co/As71vTggEP
Zero doctors
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 13, 2020
Zero economists
Zero public health experts
Zero women who aren't related to Trump
Five white men 57 or older
One Jared Kushner https://t.co/LGfqaCsJQR
1. Former Birther
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) April 13, 2020
2. Unqualified daughter of President
3. Guy who bought his way into Harvard and married his way into the WH
3. Producer of Suicide Squad
4. Failed TV Pundit
5. Who?
6. Famous for sleeping through meetings https://t.co/JxLUOlpc4A
WHY is everyone on this so-called council white and male and one female?
— Sophia A. Nelson (@IAmSophiaNelson) April 13, 2020
The economy is comprised of women (over 50% in workforce), people of color (30%+ of workforce), young people, rural people, etc.
Folks love to tell me "it's not about race" oh yeah–IT IS–look below!!! https://t.co/q7kRKTI8W3
We're f***ed.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 13, 2020
And as futile as it is now to say it, imagine Hillary Clinton creating a council like this and putting Chelsea and her husband on it. There would be fires across the prairies as far as the eye could see. https://t.co/uI0WWO0qk1
Ugh. No public health officials of course. This “council” need to be stopped as much as possible from doing real harm. Congressional hearings, FOIA requests, conflicts of interest inquiries, etc. Perhaps Pelosi should insist on transparency and oversight in the next bailout bill. pic.twitter.com/dsWQGx2JTn
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 13, 2020
This council does not include a single epidemiologist or other medical expert.
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) April 13, 2020
But does include US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who in late January predicted that #COVID19 would be good for the economy and "help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America." https://t.co/i9ejDXTIFv
White House officials are scrambling to assemble a list of business leaders for Trump’s “Opening Our Country Council.”
— Sudeep Reddy | Wash Your Hands (@Reddy) April 12, 2020
But some firms don’t want to participate because they’ve watched Trump get into public spats with big companies like 3M.https://t.co/lC8TfWQ3JT via @nancook
Almost every one of these members of Trump's Council to Re-open America came straight to the WH from business without prior government experience –––> https://t.co/pH8vX8TLnO
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) April 13, 2020
Of course it's the same people who would be put on a White House council of anything. Trump's corruption & paranoia have shrunk his circle down to family & closest loyalists, as such people always do. https://t.co/IKh1K0Rr86
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) April 13, 2020
Just to be clear, President Trump's much-ballyhooed "Council To Re-Open America" doesn't include a *single* epidemiologist or public health expert.
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) April 13, 2020
Or even the Secretary of HHS or Director of the CDC.
This should go well, then… https://t.co/B7djpSNirg
— Rob Sheridan, but from a safe distance (@rob_sheridan) April 13, 2020
America:
— Qasim Rashid for Congress (@QasimRashid) April 13, 2020
•30% white men
•30% white women
•40% people of color
Council to re-open America:
•86% white men
•14% white women
•0% people of color
So a council that doesn't reflect America—but has people w/o any experience on Pandemic response🤔
Where's Dr Fauci & Dr Brix?😳 pic.twitter.com/o9u1pdCqEt
The long-awaited Death Panel has finally arrived. pic.twitter.com/Dj99uRaEaL
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) April 13, 2020
Sad! 