As coronavirus cases soar and a second outbreak permeates Vice President Pence’s inner circle, the White House is declaring defeat. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows this weekend said, “We are not going to control the pandemic,” signalling that, as more Americans lose their lives, Donald Trump is determined to wash his hands of a crisis he has only ever made worse.
Read coverage of the Trump White House’s admission of surrender to COVID-19 below:
- Washington Post: The Trump White House Surrenders To Covid-19
- CNN: White House Chief Of Staff: ‘We Are Not Going To Control The Pandemic’
- Politico: ‘We’re Not Going To Control The Pandemic’: White House Chief’s Comments Undermine Trump’s Message
- CNBC: White House Chief Meadows Says ‘We’re Not Going To Control The Pandemic’ After Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High
- Newsday: Trump’s White House Waves White Flag For ‘Control’ Of Pandemic
- The Hill: Biden: Meadows Coronavirus Remark A ‘Candid Acknowledgement’ Of Trump Strategy ‘To Wave The White Flag’
- Daily Beast: White House Admits It Is ‘Not Going to Control Pandemic’
- CNN Opinion: Trump Team Just Announced Its Surrender To The Pandemic
- UPI: Mark Meadows: U.S. ‘Not Going To Control’ COVID-19 As Nation Adds 83,718 New Cases
- NBC New York: Cuomo Slams White House Stance on Controlling Virus Spread: ‘They Surrendered’
- NBC News: ‘We’re Not Going To Control The Pandemic,’ Trump Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows Says In Heated Interview
- Washington Post: White House Signals Defeat In Pandemic As Coronavirus Outbreak Roils Pence’s Office