Top health officials vanish from national TV interviews as White House refocuses messaging

President 'Trump is literally blaming the quantity of cases that we have in this country on the ability to count accurately,' says ChrisCuomo. 'Think about that. 'This is a big number. You know what I blame? Math…' He doesn't want you to know the truth.'

The last national television appearance from a doctor on the coronavirus task force was a full week ago on May 7 when Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, appeared on CNN for a town hall. Fox News dumps coronavirus coverage for anti-Obama conspiracy theoryPrior to that, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, appeared on CNN on May 4 for an interview with Chris Cuomo.Dr.

While the health officials haven't been on national television doing interviews, they have been present at moments with press availability. Birx, for instance, was at the meeting between Trump and two governors on Wednesday when members of the media had the opportunity to ask questions. Additionally, Fauci, Redfield, and Hahn all testified remotely before the Senate earlier this week. All three of them have been self-isolating after possible exposure to the virus.

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