"One of the worst leadership failures" - Trump Admin Pandemic Response - House Pandemic Select Committee

House of Representatives: Interim Pandemic Report

Select Subcommittee InterimReport December 2021 V1.pdf

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PART I: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A SERIES OF CRITICAL FAILURES THAT UNDERMINED THE NATION’S ABILITY TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC 

A. The Trump Administration’s Persistent Political Interference in the Pandemic Response Contributed to One of the Worst Failures of Leadership in American History Last year, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an investigation into the Trump Administration’s political interference in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) reports on the coronavirus amid allegations that political appointees were attempting to undermine their scientific integrity for partisan purposes.34 During the 117th Congress, the Select Subcommittee expanded its investigations of the Trump Administration’s political interference in the pandemic response effort.