“There will be a notable omission when Vice President Mike Pence visits Washington state Thursday as part of the Trump administration’s coronavirus response: health Secretary Alex Azar.”
“The White House on Wednesday also benched Azar from a coronavirus task force press briefing, the latest sign of diminished standing for an official who was the face of the U.S. response to the disease just a week ago…”
“The health secretary has in the last week emerged as a target inside and outside the administration, as officials look to apportion blame for a U.S. outbreak that caught federal officials by surprise and has already claimed at least 11 lives. Public health officials have warned that people in the Seattle area are at elevated risk for the virus, after a Washington state nursing home became the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, prompting the White House visit Thursday…” Read the full article here.
Source: White House sidelines Azar from coronavirus response – By Dan Diamond, Sarah Owermohle and Meridith McGraw, March 5, 2020. POLITICO.
