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In reply to the discussion: WORTH REPEATING INDEED. IN 2018, TRUMP FIRED THE ENTIRE US PANDEMIC RESPONSE TEAM. Today, Every.. [View all]Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)They didn't think such an office was necessary. Having the CDC, NIH, NIAID, in place, trumpie's little mini-mes thought the office was ---- 1) redundant, 2) they did not believe that such an office (with their mandate) would be necessary during his tenure, 3) as with NOAA, during the hurricane that DIDN'T hit Alabama, they learned that other agencies within the administration had the authority to release public statements and hold press conferences that did NOT line up with their agenda and they didn't want THAT to happen again, 4) cutting this agency was in keeping with his pledge to downsize government and 5) President Obama had created this office after the H1N1 outbreak and the Ebola scare hit us and as we all know -- If President Obama created/signed/ordered something, then trumpie must destroy it.
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