The Trump administration’s stonewalling of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team poses a serious risk to the U.S. – particularly during a deadly crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to John Podesta, who co-chaired former President Barack Obama’s transition team from 2007-8.
“It’s dangerous to delay this,” Podesta told NPR’s Noel King. He cited the incoming administration’s need to assess the ongoing response to COVID-19 in the U.S. – the worst-hit country in the world, with nearly 10.5 million cases and an alarming surge in cases and deaths.
Biden’s advisory panel needs to know what plans are being made to distribute a potential vaccine as well as the status of efforts at the Department of Health and Human Services, Podesta said.
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