I do help his health improves but he doesn’t belong in the government.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump health appointee at center of allegations of political meddling on coronavirus response taking leave of absence.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) September 16, 2020
NEW: We have the Michael Caputo video from Facebook Live.
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) September 16, 2020
It’s…uncomfortable watching.
More, and story, below.https://t.co/pfZX744Trl pic.twitter.com/QLBJEqNOxN
Caputo is delivering the message that the Trump administration wants the Department of Health and Human Services to deliver: “buy bullets.” That’s why Caputo isn’t just any HHS employee, he’s its mouth. Think about that. Think real hard about that. https://t.co/4lyBS77YlK
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) September 15, 2020
"He is speaking to a pattern, a mindset that we've seen from Donald Trump himself, from the president the last few years. There's so many echoes in what Caputo was saying about his false conspiracies within the CDC" – @PhilipRucker w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/83gTAi6d9g
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) September 14, 2020
NYT: Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs, accused C.D.C. scientists of “sedition" and falsely warned that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election. https://t.co/Sz4kNG03xc
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) September 14, 2020
Sad! 