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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds To Dr. Fauci’s Comment That President Trump Hasn’t Attended Coronavirus Task Force Meetings In “Several Months” By Asking The President When He Last Attended One, And If He Will Again

October 26, 2020

SCHAUMBURG, IL – In the wake of Dr. Anthony Fauci's comment on Friday that President Trump hadn't attended a White House Coronavirus Taskforce meeting in months, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to the President, asking when he last attended a meeting of the Task Force, and if he has any intention of attending another. The letter is available here and its text follows below.

October 26, 2020

Donald J. Trump

President of the United States

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Trump,

In light of the ongoing and escalating state of the COVID-19 pandemic, it took me by surprise to hear Dr. Anthony Fauci say on Meet the Press Daily on Friday that you hadn't attended any White House Coronavirus Task Force meetings in "several months."[1] In light of Dr. Fauci's claim, my constituents and I would like to request the following information:

  1. When did you last attend a meeting of the White House Coronavirus Task Force?

  2. Do you have any intention of attending another meeting of the Task Force?

The only way to defeat the coronavirus pandemic is to be listening directly to the experts to translate the best available information into the most effective policy.

I look forward to your prompt response.

Sincerely,

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Member of Congress