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New York Times: Trump’s former pandemic coordinator suggests restrained response may have cost hundreds of thousands of lives

By New York Times.

Published March 29, 2021. Updated March 29 at 9:02 am

Security cameras and the American flag atop the White House as Press Secretary Jen Psaki prepares to hold her daily briefing on March 4, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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In interviews broadcast on CNN Sunday night, former President Donald J. Trump’s pandemic officials confirmed in stark and no uncertain terms what was already an open secret in Washington: The administration’s pandemic response was riddled with dysfunction, and the discord, untruths and infighting most likely cost many lives.