The Trump administration is already pushing back hard against testimony made by Rick Bright, the ousted director of a crucial federal office charged with developing countermeasures to infectious diseases.
ousted director of a crucial federal officeBright just testified that the US will face"unprecedented illness and fatalities" without additional preparations to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany provided the first on-camera reaction from the White House to Bright's testimony, repeatedly stating that Bright wasn’t"paying attention." “It sounds like Mr. Bright really hasn’t been paying much attention at all. In fact, when he talks about the pandemic playbook, we actually put into place a pandemic preparedness document with recommendations long before the pandemic ever came. It sounds like he hasn’t been paying attention when he suggests that Americans should social distance and wash their hands. These are all things we’ve said millions of times,” she said during an appearance on Fox News.
She continued, “Sounds like he wasn’t paying attention when he talked about building up a stockpile of equipment. Perhaps he’s unaware of the 90 million N95 respirators the President’s delivered — three times what the healthcare industry consumes in an average year, the billion gloves we’ve delivered, the many more pieces of PPE. It sounds like this is someone who’s reacting and making suggestions that have long been put into play.
And earlier this morning, the Health and Human Service Department released a press release in their first big pushback against claims Bright made in"His whistleblower complaint is filled with one-sided arguments and misinformation," the press release reads."HHS is reviewing the complaint and strongly disagrees with the allegations and characterizations made by Rick Bright."
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