Trump largely silent as health officials sound COVID-19 alarm

December 04, 2020

Trump administration health officials are issuing increasingly dire warnings about the coronavirus and its rapid spread across the country, drawing a sharp contrast to the president’s reluctance to acknowledge the severity of the crisis head-on. ADVERTISEMENTTrump has made little use of his White House megaphone to warn the public, especially his supporters, about the increasing dangers posed by the coronavirus, leaving that task mainly to various agency officials. People under 40 who gathered for Thanksgiving should isolate from anyone at high risk and get tested immediately, the task force report added. Even though some of those warnings were aimed at the public, the White House did not release the report and instead sent it privately to states. “He's done I don't know how many coronavirus task force briefings from this podium.