Within hours, Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the White House coronavirus task force, said the CDC would issue new guidelines. His comments came a day after Trump demanded that all schools reopen in the fall, then the President waffled when asked how that could be safely achieved given worsening conditions. "The question is can you keep schools open? Pence's swift accommodation of Trump's complaints on Wednesday was notable, because the President did not provide any logical or scientific arguments for his opposition to CDC guidelines. White House denies disconnect with the CDCDespite the obvious clashes between the President and his health experts, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied there was any tension between Trump and the CDC.

Source: CNN July 09, 2020 04:07 UTC