Trump Tries to Replace the HHS Watchdog After Her Pandemic Shortage Report
The White House moved on May 1 to nominate a replacement for the Health and Human Services inspector general whose office had just documented severe shortages of testing supplies and protective equipment in hospitals. The timing made the point for them: the report contradicted Trump’s rosy public line, and the answer was not to fix the supply chain but to try to sideline the person who said it was broken. That kind of retaliation against a career oversight official is a political and ethical mess, especially in the middle of a public-health emergency.
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Trump Tries to Replace the HHS Watchdog After Her Pandemic Shortage Report
The White House moved on May 1 to nominate a replacement for the Health and Human Services inspector general whose office had just documented severe shortages of testing supplies and protective equipment in hospitals. The timing made the point for them: the report contradicted Trump’s rosy public line, and the answer was not to fix the supply chain but to try to sideline the person who said it was broken. That kind of retaliation against a career oversight official is a political and ethical me…
The White House moved on May 1 to nominate a replacement for the Health and Human Services inspector general whose office had just documented severe shortages of testing supplies and protective equipment in hospitals. The timing made the point for them: the report contradicted Trump’s rosy public line, and the answer was not to fix the supply chain but to try to sideline the person who said it was broken. That kind …
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