NBC’s Pettypiece Blasts Biden’s COVID Response: ‘Conflicting Messaging’ Hurts Joe Biden’s ‘Credibility’

DIAZ BALART Shannon between ░░░░░░░░ testing shortages the confusing ░░░░░░░░ from the CDC is ░░░░░░░░ a plan to get ░░░░░░░░ federal Covid response back ░░░░░░░░ track PETTYPIECE Well you ░░░░░░░░ a lot of public ░░░░░░░░ experts former public health ░░░░░░░░ makers are saying now ░░░░░░░░ there needs to be ░░░░░░░░ urgent messaging reset to ░░░░░░░░ some of this confusion ░░░░░░░░ is going on out ░░░░░░░░ And just the general ░░░░░░░░ that the message coming ░░░░░░░░ the White House and ░░░░░░░░ president isn t matching ░░░░░░░░ people are seeing in ░░░░░░░░ everyday lives when they ░░░░░░░░ seeing schools closed despite ░░░░░░░░ president saying that they ░░░░░░░░ be open When they ░░░░░░░░ seeing leaders national figures ░░░░░░░░ N 95 masks yet ░░░░░░░░ CDC is still saying ░░░░░░░░ a cloth mask or ░░░░░░░░ surgical mask is OK ░░░░░░░░ then of course this ░░░░░░░░ testing issue where officials ░░░░░░░░ telling people to go ░░░░░░░░ a test before leaving ░░░░░░░░ or encouraging testing for ░░░░░░░░ when people just can ░░░░░░░░ find a test or ░░░░░░░░ re having to wait ░░░░░░░░ for results So there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of concern ░░░░░░░░ people who advise the ░░░░░░░░ transition among former Obama ░░░░░░░░ officials either allies of ░░░░░░░░ president in this administration ░░░░░░░░ concern that the confusion ░░░░░░░░ the messaging the conflicting ░░░░░░░░ that are being sent ░░░░░░░░ are really hurting not ░░░░░░░░ the president s credibility ░░░░░░░░ the CDC s credibility ░░░░░░░░ that could make it ░░░░░░░░ more difficult to fight ░░░░░░░░ pandemic longer term.”