In recent weeks, with more than 146,000 Americans now dead from the virus, the White House has attempted to overhaul — or at least rejigger — its approach. Officials have also set up a separate, smaller coronavirus working group led by Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, along with Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. In addition to Birx and Kushner, the new coronavirus group guiding Trump includes Kushner advisers Adam Boehler and Brad Smith, according to two administration officials. White House staffers have long made overly rosy assessments and projections in an effort to satisfy the president. Nonetheless, some White House aides insist that the president has always been focused on aggressively responding to the virus.

Source: Washington Post July 27, 2020 10:05 UTC