White House officials are discussing replacing HHS Secretary Alex Azar after criticism over the early response to coronavirus, a senior official says.
Any move to replace Azar would be contingent on President Donald Trump deciding to move forward, and there is currently little appetite inside the White House for a big shake up amid the coronavirus pandemic. The official stressed that nothing is imminent, but there are discussions underway at the White House about replacing Azar.
The second source said Azar is"a good guy," who definitely made mistakes but is also being used to cover for the President's own missteps and Trump's reluctance to move on from the pandemic because of his concerns about the economy. This source also said that the President was getting mixed advice on firing Azar during the pandemic crisis. Some people would like to replace him, but others said it would just look bad and add to the chaos, the source added.
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