Trump doesn’t care if people get sick. He just wants the appearance that things are getting better. The CDC is non-partisan; Trump should not interfere with it but he does this often. Sad!
Federal Health official: CDC issued guidance to reduce testing after pressure from ‘top’ of Trump administration @nickwattcnn reports pic.twitter.com/8CJwKfxo5D
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) August 26, 2020
CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change Covid-19 testing guidance, official says – CNNPolitics https://t.co/EHBfrFUBKa
— Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) August 26, 2020
The CDC quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts called the revision confusing and “potentially dangerous.”https://t.co/EFSgk1sFKA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 26, 2020
Breaking via NYT: The CDC was instructed by higher-ups within the Trump admin to modify its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. https://t.co/8f9iXiDR3L
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 26, 2020
BREAKING- A sudden change in federal guidelines from @CDCgov on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the @realDonaldTrump administration. The new guidelines raise the bar on who should get tested: Official
— Nick Valencia (@nickvalencianew) August 26, 2020
President Trump thinks that by ignoring the truth and lying about the truth he can make COVID-19 go away.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 26, 2020
He refuses to do what’s needed.
He will make things worse as long as he denies the truth.
We will keep fighting for an adequate testing strategy!https://t.co/hybF7F01Vh
JUST IN: Dr. Anthony Fauci says he was undergoing surgery when the White House coronavirus task force discussed new CDC testing guidelines https://t.co/j9CyUysBGd pic.twitter.com/kj11RdB3Ly
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 26, 2020
Jesus! https://t.co/tQmIXxCnSF
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 26, 2020
Destroying the credibility of the CDC during a pandemic is one of the scandals that history will remember. Because it costs lives. https://t.co/qnFbFTZs7P
— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) August 26, 2020
Sad! 