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President Trump Reschedules Visit CDC

April Ryan
March 6, 2020

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President Donald Trump holds a picture as he speaks during a meeting with Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga., left, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety Steve Monroe, about the coronavirus at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Friday, March 6, 2020 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The White House cancelled President Trump’s visit to the Centers for Disease Control this morning due to concerns a staff member inside may have been carrying the coronavirus. The president changed his mind and followed through on a visit to the CDC today as several states have confirmed cases of COVID-19.

It is FAKE NEWS that @HHSGov @SecAzar is “sidelined” from the great job he is doing on the CoronaVirus Task Force. He has the total confidence of the @VP and myself, and is doing a fantastic job, as the numbers would indicate!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 6, 2020

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan