2020 Candidates

CDC Published COVID-19 Guidelines Written By Trump Officials Over Objections Of Scientists

On Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke at a CNN event where he called President Donald Trump a “callous leader.” He also poked fun at Attorney General William Barr for saying that stay-at-home orders are the greatest threats to freedom during a pandemic.

Biden commented, “What takes away your freedom is not being able to see your kid, not being able to go to the football game or baseball game, not being able to see your mom or dad sick in the hospital, not being able to do the things, that’s what is costing us our freedom.”

“And it’s been the failure of this president to deal, to deal with this virus, and he knew about it,” he added.

The Democratic nominee turned the attention toward journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, which revealed that Trump admitted to downplaying the coronavirus.

Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!

A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.

Biden said, “I don’t trust the president on vaccines. I trust Dr. Fauci. If Fauci says a vaccine is safe, I’d take the vaccine.”

Biden’s comments came shortly after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new, heavily criticized recommendation on who should be tested. It suggested that those who are not showing symptoms of the virus do not need to be tested, an idea contrary to what top public health experts think. The recommendations were not written by CDC scientists, and instead, drafted Trump officials at the Department of Human Health and Services (HHS).

Administration officials familiar with the matter told the New York Times, “That was a doc that came from the top down, from the HHS and the task force. That policy does not reflect what many people at the CDC feel should be the policy.”

Despite their disagreements with the new testing recommendation and reopening schools, CDC scientists’ explained their lack of power to make “substantive edits” or objections.

Fion Huang

Recent Posts

Trump Pardons Notorious Gang Leader Larry Hoover After Kanye West’s Intervention

President Donald Trump has pardoned the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, one of Chicago’s…

10 hours ago

Justice Dept. Launches Investigation Into Another Trump Enemy, Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, As He Runs For NYC Mayor

The U.S. Justice Department recently opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew…

12 hours ago

Trump Bashes California & Gov. Gavin Newsom For Allowing Transgender Athletes To Compete

President Donald Trump threatened to cut off federal funding from California for allegedly violating his…

12 hours ago

After Trump Claims Putin Has ‘Gone Crazy,’ Kremlin Says President Has Become ‘Emotional’

A week following the phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin,…

19 hours ago

After DOGE Backlash, Elon Musk Plans To Scale Back Political Donations: ‘I’ve Done Enough’

Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President…

2 days ago

Trump Threatens To ‘Redistribute’ Harvard’s $3B In Grant Money To Trade Schools

President Donald Trump escalated his ongoing feud with Harvard University, posting on Truth Social, "I…

2 days ago