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March 27, 2020

Politico: President Trump Failed to Follow Pandemic Playbook, Squandering Precious Time
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Politico reports the White House failed to follow hundreds of pandemic
response guidelines laid out in a 69-page National Security Council
playbook, squandering more than two months when the federal government
should have mobilized to test for new infections while procuring
life-saving medical equipment. And Pro Publica has published internal
emails detailing how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
underestimated the threat from the virus and stumbled in communicating
policy to local public health officials.


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