Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Press buzz still continues. Feature story in today’s Washington Post: “Despite assurances, debate over Fauci’s fate continues” by Toluse Olorunnipa, Seung Min Kim and Josh Dawsey. Also, Mike Gerson wrote an editorial in the Post attacking Trump for attacking me (re-tweet that energized Trump’s right wing fringe to attack me. Global - 1,800,000/112,000; USA – 580,000/24,000. Daily cases starting to level off over past couple of days. Did not do Presser today. Topic was economic. He rambled on in typical manner. He reversed himself from yesterday when he said that he has “absolute power” to tell the Governors what to do in the “re-opening”. He stunned the press with that announcement and people like Caitlin Collins pushed him on saying that since it is not true. He blew it off yesterday. Today he said that he leaves it to the Governors Press still buzzing about the tension between me and the POTUS – multiple articles. It is clear after a meeting that I was called to with the VP at 10:30 AM with Deb. Jared, Brett, and some from Jared’s team thsat they have salready decidedthat they will “re-open” the country on May 1 no matter what I or Deb say. Deb (as expected) is totally bought in on this. I am quite skeptical that they have a program in place to respond to a rebounbd. CDC certainly in incapable and Bob even admits that his team is mor “academically oriented” as opposed to pandemic emergency oriented. Also, testing is still an issue. PRESS: Good Luck America Snapchat Interview (Skype); Bobby Bones Country Music DJ Skype interview; NBC CoronavirusSpecial tsaped for tomorrow AM