Asked about whether winding down the task force is a good idea in a pandemic, Trump says, "I think we're looking at phase 2, and we're looking at other phases. The country's starting to open up. The task force has done a phenomenal job."
Trump later: "Mike Pence and the task force have done a great job, but we're now looking at a little bit of a different form. And that form is safety and opening. And we'll have a different group, probably, set up for that."
Asked why now is the time to wind down the task force given that doctors say the virus might come back in the fall, Trump says, "Because we can't keep our country closed for the next five years." While it might come back, "It'll be a flame, and we'll put the flame out." ?
Asked if he still wants advice from Fauci and Birx and whether they'll still be involved after the task force is wound down, Trump says yes.
