Pete Navarro, President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, knocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday over its response to the coronavirus crisis, blaming the federal public health agency for the country’s slow rollout of tests. Asked during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether Trump has confidence in the CDC to […]
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The CDC ‘let the country down’ with coronavirus testing, White House trade advisor Navarro says
White House Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro speaks during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in the press briefing room of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “let the country down” early in the nation’s response […]
‘Proof NHS at risk under US trade deal’ – Labour
Media playback is unsupported on your device Labour says it has evidence the NHS is at risk under a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. At a press conference in London, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he had a 451-page dossier showing talks had taken place on drug pricing and access to NHS contracts. He […]
Trump state visit: President rows back on NHS trade remarks
Donald Trump has rowed back on his remarks that the NHS should form part of a future trade deal between the UK and US. The comment, made during his state visit to the UK, prompted a backlash from Conservative leadership candidates, Labour and trade unions. But on Wednesday, the US president told ITV’s Good Morning […]