Chris Hayes Blasts ‘Dangerous Crank’ HHS Spox Michael Caputo: Working to ‘Actively Manipulate’ CDC Reports

HAYES The top ranking ░░░░░░░░ at the department in ░░░░░░░░ of combating the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ of Health and Human ░░░░░░░░ is a dangerous crank ░░░░░░░░ is undermining science and ░░░░░░░░ about delusional conspiracy theories ░░░░░░░░ name is Michael Caputo ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration installed him ░░░░░░░░ HHS in April in ░░░░░░░░ midst of this once ░░░░░░░░ a century pandemic despite ░░░░░░░░ history of sexism and ░░░░░░░░ and conspiracy mongering that ░░░░░░░░ keep most people from ░░░░░░░░ hired just about anywhere ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration The ░░░░░░░░ York Times reported that ░░░░░░░░ posted a video on ░░░░░░░░ yesterday in which get ░░░░░░░░ he accused career government ░░░░░░░░ of sedition claiming they ░░░░░░░░ not want America to ░░░░░░░░ well not until after ░░░░░░░░ Biden is president He ░░░░░░░░ that Trump s opponents ░░░░░░░░ now training for an ░░░░░░░░ insurrection after the election ░░░░░░░░ his followers that hit ░░░░░░░░ are being trained all ░░░░░░░░ this country Quote And ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump refuses to ░░░░░░░░ down inauguration the shooting ░░░░░░░░ begin The drills that ░░░░░░░░ have seen are nothing ░░░░░░░░ added If you carry ░░░░░░░░ buy ammunition ladies and ░░░░░░░░ because it s going ░░░░░░░░ be hard to get ░░░░░░░░ is a guy who ░░░░░░░░ currently the head of ░░░░░░░░ at HHS right now ░░░░░░░░ is what he posted ░░░░░░░░ He also said he ░░░░░░░░ that these imaginary left ░░░░░░░░ hit squads would be ░░░░░░░░ to kill him personally ░░░░░░░░ these are the ravings ░░░░░░░░ a man completely untethered ░░░░░░░░ reality but they are ░░░░░░░░ much of a surprise ░░░░░░░░ ve got to say ░░░░░░░░ from Michael Caputo The ░░░░░░░░ before he was appointed ░░░░░░░░ the top spokesperson at ░░░░░░░░ he was saying offensive ░░░░░░░░ like this clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I m so proud ░░░░░░░░ the President standing up ░░░░░░░░ front of the media ░░░░░░░░ him of creating a ░░░░░░░░ creating a stigma by ░░░░░░░░ it the Chinese Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ know what created the ░░░░░░░░ for China You know ░░░░░░░░ did By maybe even ░░░░░░░░ this in a you ░░░░░░░░ a bioweapons facility in ░░░░░░░░ or maybe it s ░░░░░░░░ eating habits where they ░░░░░░░░ the blood out of ░░░░░░░░ and eat the bleep ░░░░░░░░ of anteaters clip ends ░░░░░░░░ There is zero evidence ░░░░░░░░ was manufactured in a ░░░░░░░░ facility just FYI So ░░░░░░░░ guy that Michael Caputo ░░░░░░░░ one who thinks that ░░░░░░░░ left wing hit squad ░░░░░░░░ going to kill him ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ shootings he s telling ░░░░░░░░ to stock up on ░░░░░░░░ ammunition who talks about ░░░░░░░░ the ass out of ░░░░░░░░ this is the man ░░░░░░░░ charge of disseminating public ░░░░░░░░ about the pandemic Now ░░░░░░░░ probably goes without saying ░░░░░░░░ has no background in ░░░░░░░░ care He s a ░░░░░░░░ time ally of yes ░░░░░░░░ guessed it Roger Stone ░░░░░░░░ fact he was mentored ░░░░░░░░ him And he has ░░░░░░░░ worked to boost Trump ░░░░░░░░ authoring the book called ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Hoax He s ░░░░░░░░ white supremacists and alt ░░░░░░░░ figures pushed anti Semitic ░░░░░░░░ theories While he purged ░░░░░░░░ entire Twitter account he ░░░░░░░░ posted racist and sexist ░░░░░░░░ complete with the crude ░░░░░░░░ to oral sex and ░░░░░░░░ like I would never ░░░░░░░░ with you dog face ░░░░░░░░ guy This guy isn ░░░░░░░░ just pushing this nonsense ░░░░░░░░ disgusting paranoid dangerous nonsense ░░░░░░░░ his government perch He ░░░░░░░░ in fact actively working ░░░░░░░░ manipulate what the CDC ░░░░░░░░ the public about the ░░░░░░░░ in what is arguably ░░░░░░░░ single most important public ░░░░░░░░ publication in the world ░░░░░░░░ s called the CDC ░░░░░░░░ morbidity and mortality weekly ░░░░░░░░ and it had until ░░░░░░░░ Trump been apolitical Think ░░░░░░░░ it like an epidemiological ░░░░░░░░ version of stock charts ░░░░░░░░ baseball box score write ░░░░░░░░ of games It is ░░░░░░░░ publication that informs scientists ░░░░░░░░ public health experts about ░░░░░░░░ latest data and trends ░░░░░░░░ infectious disease Everyone reads ░░░░░░░░ in the world of ░░░░░░░░ health everyone On Friday ░░░░░░░░ s Dan Diamond first ░░░░░░░░ that Michael Caputo and ░░░░░░░░ team have been working ░░░░░░░░ change the reports to ░░░░░░░░ close to the President ░░░░░░░░ more optimistic message Quote ░░░░░░░░ and his team have ░░░░░░░░ to add caveats to ░░░░░░░░ CDC s finding including ░░░░░░░░ effort to retroactively change ░░░░░░░░ reports they said wrongly ░░░░░░░░ the risks of Covid ░░░░░░░░ Caputo s team also ░░░░░░░░ tried to halt the ░░░░░░░░ of some CDC reports ░░░░░░░░ delaying a report that ░░░░░░░░ how doctors were prescribing ░░░░░░░░ the malaria drug favored ░░░░░░░░ Trump as a Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ despite scant evidence That ░░░░░░░░ not all though This ░░░░░░░░ is kind of happening ░░░░░░░░ right now A Trump ░░░░░░░░ appointee an adviser to ░░░░░░░░ is trying to prevent ░░░░░░░░ Fauci from speaking about ░░░░░░░░ risks that Coronavirus posed ░░░░░░░░ children Meanwhile top U ░░░░░░░░ officials told the CDC ░░░░░░░░ soften its Coronavirus testing ░░░░░░░░ right I want to ░░░░░░░░ the testing down the ░░░░░░░░ said in an apparent ░░░░░░░░ to get case numbers ░░░░░░░░ The FDA says it ░░░░░░░░ willing to fast track ░░░░░░░░ vaccine before phase three ░░░░░░░░ end as Trump pushes ░░░░░░░░ one to be released ░░░░░░░░ Election Day The Times ░░░░░░░░ now reporting that officials ░░░░░░░░ worried about the prospect ░░░░░░░░ an unvetted vaccine and ░░░░░░░░ pressure being brought to ░░░░░░░░ on the FDA This ░░░░░░░░ what is happening in ░░░░░░░░ in the midst of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic under Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ hacks cranks like Michael ░░░░░░░░ that guy they are ░░░░░░░░ in positions of authority ░░░░░░░░ undermine the science we ░░░░░░░░ to fight a once ░░░░░░░░ a century pandemic in ░░░░░░░░ attempt to cover up ░░░░░░░░ illness and death the ░░░░░░░░ is responsible for and ░░░░░░░░ boost the president politically ░░░░░░░░ politics of denialism are ░░░░░░░░ roughshod over scientists and ░░░░░░░░ saw it on absolute ░░░░░░░░ display today couldn t ░░░░░░░░ up with a better ░░░░░░░░ than this Trump is ░░░░░░░░ California which has been ░░░░░░░░ by forest fires clip ░░░░░░░░ CRAWFOOT We want to ░░░░░░░░ with you to really ░░░░░░░░ the changing climate and ░░░░░░░░ it means to our ░░░░░░░░ and actually work together ░░░░░░░░ that science That science ░░░░░░░░ going to be key ░░░░░░░░ we ignore that science ░░░░░░░░ sort of put our ░░░░░░░░ in the sand and ░░░░░░░░ it s all about ░░░░░░░░ management we re not ░░░░░░░░ to succeed together in ░░░░░░░░ Californians TRUMP It ll ░░░░░░░░ getting cooler You just ░░░░░░░░ CRAWFOOT I wish science ░░░░░░░░ with you TRUMP Well ░░░░░░░░ don t think science ░░░░░░░░ actually clip ends HAYES ░░░░░░░░ will start getting cooler ░░░░░░░░ s the guy that ░░░░░░░░ cases would go down ░░░░░░░░ zero with 6 million ░░░░░░░░ and almost 200 000 ░░░░░░░░ dead that guy So ░░░░░░░░ s hard to think ░░░░░░░░ anything more dangerous at ░░░░░░░░ moment than letting the ░░░░░░░░ Caputos and Donald Trumps ░░░░░░░░ the world tell us ░░░░░░░░ the science knows actually ░░░░░░░░ me now the reporter ░░░░░░░░ first broke the story ░░░░░░░░ Michael Caputo and his ░░░░░░░░ interfering with those CDC ░░░░░░░░ Dan Diamond of Politico ░░░░░░░░ investigates health policy and ░░░░░░░░ probably the best reporter ░░░░░░░░ that beat in the ░░░░░░░░ Dan great reporting as ░░░░░░░░ Give us a little ░░░░░░░░ on Caputo s entrance ░░░░░░░░ I mean I got ░░░░░░░░ imagine there were eyebrows ░░░░░░░░ at the time I ░░░░░░░░ some of your reporting ░░░░░░░░ the match between this ░░░░░░░░ in the midst of ░░░░░░░░ moment when public information ░░░░░░░░ so vital and important ░░░░░░░░ this agency DIAMOND He ░░░░░░░░ not be the choice ░░░░░░░░ public health experts to ░░░░░░░░ public health information during ░░░░░░░░ pandemic Chris The background ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ effort back at the ░░░░░░░░ of the year by ░░░░░░░░ Trump to impose some ░░░░░░░░ on what was seen ░░░░░░░░ a very disordered health ░░░░░░░░ Two of the top ░░░░░░░░ were feuding at the ░░░░░░░░ of 2019 going into ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Alex Azar administrator ░░░░░░░░ CMS Seema Verma There ░░░░░░░░ a theory in the ░░░░░░░░ House that Secretary Azar ░░░░░░░░ perhaps leaking unflattering information ░░░░░░░░ President Trump during the ░░░░░░░░ days of the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ the President turned to ░░░░░░░░ Caputo an ultimate loyalist ░░░░░░░░ who s dated back ░░░░░░░░ the President for decades ░░░░░░░░ you noted with Roger ░░░░░░░░ a longtime ally Caputo ░░░░░░░░ in to HHS and ░░░░░░░░ quickly started making a ░░░░░░░░ He pushed different agency ░░░░░░░░ in the FDA CDC ░░░░░░░░ to try and line ░░░░░░░░ more with the President ░░░░░░░░ message on the outbreak ░░░░░░░░ is very different than ░░░░░░░░ message that scientists have ░░░░░░░░ to.”