NEW: President Trump’s Oval Office address was supposed to calm concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Instead, it sparked panic and confusion within his own administration. trib.al/Uxp64kr
Trump announced that he was banning travel from Europe to the U.S. but did not specify the details of how that plan would be rolled out and if Americans could still travel to the region. trib.al/Uxp64kr
“It is just total chaos,” one official abroad told The Daily Beast.
Diplomats and other U.S. staff overseas didn’t know if they’d be able to visit their families back in the States, or how their work and travel would be impacted in the short term. trib.al/Uxp64kr
Diplomats and other U.S. staff overseas didn’t know if they’d be able to visit their families back in the States, or how their work and travel would be impacted in the short term. trib.al/Uxp64kr
Answers weren’t immediately available.
“I’m used to it with this administration that we wouldn’t know anything until the morning after,” another U.S. official said. “But now basically a full workday later? That’s surprising even for these times.” trib.al/Uxp64kr
“I’m used to it with this administration that we wouldn’t know anything until the morning after,” another U.S. official said. “But now basically a full workday later? That’s surprising even for these times.” trib.al/Uxp64kr
Seven Trump admin officials described to The Daily Beast a mad dash to contain fallout from Trump’s delivery that could further spook the markets or stir panic in Americans, at home and abroad, as well as international trade partners and allied nations. trib.al/Uxp64kr
