Fissures between the White House and national health agencies, including the CDC, have begun to expand as coronavirus spreads to more US states, creating dissonance between President Trump and the professionals tasked with containing the virus further.
The two sides have grown increasingly distrustful of one another, people inside both the CDC and the White House say, as officials on each side question decisions that either appear designed to downplay the growing crisis or to generate further concern.The cracks are falling along predictable lines.
Late last week, one of his constituents died after contracting coronavirus.After a number of Trump allies -- including then-acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney -- appeared to blame the news media for spreading panic about coronavirus at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an attendee of the gathering tested positive, leading to investigations into the potential spread and at least two lawmakers going into self-quarantine.
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