Trump's Health Officials Speak on COVID Response
We ran the numbers: There are 3049 news articles covering this topic. 32% (985) are left leaning, 41% (1253) are center, and 27% (811) are right leaning.
On Sunday, six leading US health officials who no longer work under the Trump administration revealed to CNN’s Sanjay Gupta the real challenges they faced during the nation’s fight against COVID-19 over the past year. While left-leaning articles highlight that the reflections from six doctors reveal that there was contention behind closed doors and a lack of preparedness, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump slammed Anthony Fauci and Birx, accusing the infectious disease experts of “trying to reinvent history.”
CNN published a left-leaning article reporting that the reflections from six doctors reveal a common theme, which is that there was contention behind closed doors and a lack of preparedness. Although doctors serving the White House could see the public threat ahead of them, there were some Trump administration officials who “believed this wasn’t as big of a deal” as the doctors were making it seem.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said that he and former White House coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx took on “bad cop” and “good cop” roles within Trump’s COVID-19 task force. Fauci said he was the “bad cop” while Birx was the “good cop.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Trump slammed Anthony Fauci and Birx, accusing the infectious disease experts of “trying to reinvent history” in televised interviews. Trump accused both his former colleagues of being “self-promoters.”
From the center
Fauci says he and Birx had 'bad cop,' 'good cop' roles on Trump coronavirus task force
The Hill
From the right
Trump accuses Fauci, Birx of 'trying to reinvent history' on COVID-19 response
Fox News