Dr. Bright: “Some scientists raised early warning signals that were overlooked and pages from our pandemic playbook were ignored by some in leadership.”
“I did feel quite concerned that we didn’t have those supplies and I began pushing urgently in January…those urges, those alarms were not responded to with action.”
“Without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history…we need a national testing strategy.”
“It says to me that there is no master coordinated plan on how to respond to this outbreak.”
Moments ago, Dr. Rick Bright said the Trump administration was too slow to act to combat coronavirus, noting that alarms were ignored.
Dr. Bright said: “I believe we could have done better. I believe there are critical steps that we did not take in time … alarms were not responded to with action.”
Bright on the federal government's coronavirus response: "I believe we could have done better. I believe there are critical steps that we did not take in time … alarms were not responded to with action." pic.twitter.com/T2KAvClAb1
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2020
Dr. Bright said: “Initially, our nation was not as prepared as we should have been — as we could have been. Some scientists raised early warning signals that were overlooked and pages from our pandemic playbook were ignored by some in leadership.”
Dr. Bright: "Initially, our nation was not as we should have been — as we could have been. Some scientists raised early warning signals that were overlooked, and pages from our pandemic playbook were ignored by some in leadership." #Coronavirus #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/KvCviGvN63
— Coronavirus War Room (@Covid19WarRoom) May 14, 2020
Dr. Bright said: “Without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history.”
Dr Rick Bright: "Without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history … we have the world's greatest scientists. Let us lead. Let us speak without fear of retribution … we need a national testing strategy." pic.twitter.com/63UiCK3QQc
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2020
Dr. Bright: “There is no master coordinated plan on how to respond to this outbreak”
Bright: "There is no master coordinated plan on how to respond to this outbreak" https://t.co/JYg6TXvFVK pic.twitter.com/7p7XYrjd7b
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 14, 2020