Daily Beast: Two top Trump appointees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have spoken out for the first time about how the White House meddled in the agency’s work throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Hard to pick out just one part of this article to highlight, but Ivanka Trump reviewing/recommending changes to CDC guidance might be it. https://t.co/GsUY5omIzK
— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) December 16, 2020
Ex-Trump officials reveal how Ivanka Trump and Kellyanne Conway meddled with CDC COVID guidelines https://t.co/cheapitQaX
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) December 16, 2020
Kyle McGowan, a former chief of staff at the CDC, and his deputy, Amanda Campbell, both quit in August without explaining their reasons. In interviews with The New York Times published Wednesday, they described how the White House demanded changes to CDC advice based on science.
Ex-Trump officials reveal how Ivanka and Kellyanne Conway meddled with CDC COVID guidelines #SmartNews https://t.co/0bVF2EI3dE
— Vivian Porretto (@VCSP8) December 16, 2020
They said Kellyanne Conway, the former White House adviser, gave unwanted advice on choirs and communion in religious communities, while Ivanka Trump offered suggestions for their guidance on schools.
“Every time that the science clashed with the messaging, messaging won,” McGowan said.
Kyle McGowan, a former chief of staff at the CDC, and his deputy, Amanda Campbell, both quit their roles in August and have now broken their silence.
“Every time that the science clashed with the messaging, messaging won,” McGowan said.
https://t.co/HkZktKq4l8— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 16, 2020
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“Every time that the science clashed with the messaging, messaging won,”
Nothing new here, not too much has changed really from Galileo times against Vatican, the science should be adapted to policy or religion and not the other way around.
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