US coronavirus response a 'chaotic disaster,' Obama tells former staffers in call

Obama’s comments came during a Friday call with 3,000 members of the Obama Alumni Association, people who served in his administration.

. In late March, Obama appeared to take a swipe at Trump's initial skepticism of the coronavirus pandemic.

Obama weighed in on the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak in the context of warning about the impact of Trump's decision to ease up on fuel-efficiency standards the Democratic president had put in place to combat climate change. In the White House's response to Obama's latest remarks, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not mention Obama directly.

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