Inside the White House's attempt to message its way out of the coronavirus crisis.
Hours before Trump shared the video Monday night, Birx, head of the White House’s coronavirus task force, was in Tennessee urging the state to mandate masks, close bars and limit indoor dining. Birx also made a plea for Trump’s supporters to wear masks.
During Tuesday’s weekly conference call with the nation’s governors this week, Birx again emphasized the importance of mask mandates in helping stem the spread of coronavirus, according to a source on the call. Birx has also spoken to mayors in cities on the verge of becoming the next pandemic hot spots, urging them to put mask mandates in place if their state isn’t issuing an order.
“There is an understanding within the White House that we have got to get our arms around this, given the 90-day stretch we are heading into,” said the official, referring to the election home stretch, adding: “we weren’t expecting to see this kind of spike at this time." At a hearing Friday with the administration's top health officials, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said the report highlighted the"disconnect there seemed to be between what the White House is saying publicly and what they are sending out to the states privately."
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