Key background Trump installed Caputo as HHS’s new spokesperson in April, even though he has no medical or scientific background.
Friday that Caputo — who was a political appointee — and his team have attempted to tamper with weekly science reports from the CDC on the pandemic
They also come as Trump wages his own crusade against scientists working for the federal government who the president, without evidence, are attempting to undermine him — which is a sentiment Caputo repeated in his Facebook Live stream: Scientists “deep in the bowels of the C.D.C. have given up science and become political animals,” Caputo alleged.
Caputo acknowledged that his “mental health” had “definitely failed,” as he spoke about “shadows on the ceiling” in his apartment that were “there alone.” The health official also ranted about conspiracy theories, predicting Joe Biden will refuse to concede when Trump wins in November and warning ammunition will be hard to come by because of the “shooting” that will happen at Trump’s Inauguration. the CDC said “Mr. Caputo is a critical, integral part of the president’s coronavirus response,” and commended him for taking the lead “on public messaging as Americans need public health information to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
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