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To: The Trump administration
Fire Jared Kushner
Americans are waiting on line for hours to get tested for coronavirus, and then waiting days or even weeks for results. And it's all because Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, was put in charge of developing a national testing plan—a plan that he and the White House then killed reportedly for partisan reasons. They are to blame for this devastating response. Fire Kushner now.
Why is this important?
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts have called for a nationally-coordinated testing plan backed by a serious investment as the only way to track and confront the virus. As other countries have tamed the spread, America has not—in part because Trump has decided not to invest in such a plan, as he's instead contradicted public health guidance, refused to wear masks, promoted false cures, and denied the severity of the pandemic.
Now it's reported that Jared Kushner was in charge of developing a national testing plan—but when political operatives within the Trump team thought infections and deaths would hit "blue states" with Democratic governors the hardest, they didn't push the plan. They were content to let Democratic governors take the blame. The plan "went poof into thin air."
Without a robust national plan in place, states have been left to fend for themselves. And people have had to wait in line for hours on end to get tested, and then wait several more days or weeks to get results—during which time they could have already spread the virus to others.
Kushner is a privileged, spoiled, incompetent adviser to Trump who never should have been in charge of anything, especially a massive public health crisis.
Now it's reported that Jared Kushner was in charge of developing a national testing plan—but when political operatives within the Trump team thought infections and deaths would hit "blue states" with Democratic governors the hardest, they didn't push the plan. They were content to let Democratic governors take the blame. The plan "went poof into thin air."
Without a robust national plan in place, states have been left to fend for themselves. And people have had to wait in line for hours on end to get tested, and then wait several more days or weeks to get results—during which time they could have already spread the virus to others.
Kushner is a privileged, spoiled, incompetent adviser to Trump who never should have been in charge of anything, especially a massive public health crisis.