House report on Trump political interference with the CDC

[RussBLib]

https://coronavirus.house.gov/news/press-releases/clyburn-trump-cdc-redfield-caputo-report

New Select Subcommittee Report Details Trump Administration’s Assault On CDC And Politicization Of Public Health During The Coronavirus Crisis
Oct 17, 2022 Press Release

We knew that broad outlines of this, but...

The U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Jim Clyburn (D-SC) has released a staff report detailing efforts by the Trump Administration to Compromise the scientific integrity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) coronavirus response in an attempt to serve the former President's political goals.

(The CDC's scientific reports on the virus kept making Trump look bad. Can't have that, can we?)

This staff report is the third installment in a series of reports documenting the Select Subcommittee’s findings from its investigation into the Trump Administration’s rampant political interference with the federal public health response to the coronavirus pandemic. The first installment chronicled the Trump White House’s embrace of a dangerous and discredited herd immunity via mass infection strategy well before vaccines were available. The second installment revealed extensive evidence of the Trump White House’s relentless pressure campaigns targeting the Food and Drug Administration’s scientific decision-making on the coronavirus.

Chairman Clyburn released the following statement about today’s report:

“The Select Subcommittee’s investigation has shown that the previous administration engaged in an unprecedented campaign of political interference in the federal government’s pandemic response, which undermined public health to benefit the former president’s political goals. As today’s report shows, President Trump and his top aides repeatedly attacked CDC scientists, compromised the agency’s public health guidance, and suppressed scientific reports in an effort to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus. This prioritization of politics, contempt for science, and refusal to follow the advice of public health experts harmed the nation’s ability to respond effectively to the coronavirus crisis and put Americans at risk. As we continue to recover from the coronavirus crisis, we must also continue to work to safeguard scientific integrity and restore the American people’s trust in our public health institutions.”

(More at link above)

(As Clyburn said on Rachel Maddow's show this evening - paraphrasing here - here we had the most serious health crisis in this country in 100 years, and Trump inserted lackeys in the department to make Trump look better.)

Of course he did. There is just no end to Trump's evil bullshit. Not sure what will come of this, but at least it is now documented.

[niyad]

1. Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR**.

[onecaliberal]

2. Throw it on the thousand mile high pile of crimes by that murderous puss bag.

[RussBLib]

3. I hear you. Trump is a one-man crime wave. Nt

[WhiskerBiscuit]

4. 1 million Americans dead

Those are some bigly numbers. Congrats Donny!

[RussBLib]

6. That was scary

Over 4,000 deaths per day in early 2021, peaking around Jan 6. Once Biden took over, deaths started declining.

[RussBLib]

7. Negligent mass homicide...

...is how Glenn Kirschner described it.

And from a "president" of the United States.

[FakeNoose]

5. Chump handled the CDC the same way he handled every other part of the executive branch

Their only reason for existence was to sing his praises, and nothing else.