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First in @politico’s new coronavirus newsletter: ELIZABETH WARREN, ED MARKEY want answers on Trump’s “nonsensical” press conference at the CDC. politico.com/newsletters/po…
In the letter, @SenWarren @SenMarkey ask MIKE PENCE to explain odd moments amid coronavirus strategy.

“It is essential that the response you are directing is guided by scientific evidence … rather than aimed at misdirected goals of assuaging the President's ego,” they write.
In the letter, Warren and Markey ask Pence if CDC Director ROBERT REDFIELD was “instructed by you, other Task Force officials, or other White House officials on the content of his comments”?

Here’s the moment they’re referencing ↓
Warren and Markey also cite press reports of Trump admin stumbles, including:

WaPo: washingtonpost.com/politics/trump… by @AshleyRParker, @yabutaleb7 and @bylenasun

NYT: nytimes.com/2020/03/06/hea… by @katie_thomas, @sarahkliff and @NickAtNews

POLITICO: politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
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EXCLUSIVE: An episode where HHS officials lost email access during coronavirus planning has led to SEEMA VERMA being stripped of control of her agency’s emails and appealing to the White House to intervene. politico.com/news/2020/03/1…
Top officials were frantically trying to hammer out an emergency spending package to fight coronavirus when they realized: their email had crashed.

“It might sound funny if the stakes weren’t so high,” said one official. Image
The email episode — which followed the failure of lab tests, disorganized evacuations and even a scientist getting locked out of CDC — is a reminder that much of the coronavirus response can be shaped by bureaucratic blunders, not just the White House.

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At CDC, Trump is flanked by AZAR and REDFIELD — two officials facing most scrutiny over coronavirus response.

TRUMP: Doctor, do you want to make a little statement?

REDFIELD: First I want to thank you, for your decisive leadership…that's the most important thing I want to say.
Answering question about coronavirus response, Trump detours into discussing Fox News town hall ratings.
AZAR tries to explain that more tests are coming, but Trump waves him off to jump in.

TRUMP: “Anybody that needs a test gets a test…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good.”
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SCOOP: A top government scientist was dispatched to help with coronavirus response. CDC blocked him from the premises. politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
The scientist was able to get on CDC campus the next day — where he uncovered evidence of what he believed was contamination with coronavirus lab tests.

CDC maintains it was a scheduling mixup. politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
Axios’ @jonathanvswan @caitlinnowens first reported the potential contamination of the lab tests — a problem that CDC officials acknowledge may have contributed to delays that led coronavirus to spread undetected. An HHS investigation is underway. axios.com/cdc-lab-corona…
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