Sen. Chris Murphy: Trump’s China Travel Ban ‘Just Didn’t Work’

WALLACE Joining our conversation ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut Democratic senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ who sits on the ░░░░░░░░ Relations and Health Committee ░░░░░░░░ Murphy you will hear ░░░░░░░░ some of those individuals ░░░░░░░░ Brian and I were ░░░░░░░░ talking about the people ░░░░░░░░ for protecting the entire ░░░░░░░░ from the effects of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic mitigating its spread ░░░░░░░░ of them as Brian ░░░░░░░░ are at home self ░░░░░░░░ themselves On a scale ░░░░░░░░ one to ten where ░░░░░░░░ you rate the crisis ░░░░░░░░ the leaders of the ░░░░░░░░ branch in charge of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic MURPHY Well I ░░░░░░░░ we have had just ░░░░░░░░ absolute abysmal failure of ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ the very beginning Effectively ░░░░░░░░ the travel ban a ░░░░░░░░ ban that just didn ░░░░░░░░ work 400 000 people ░░░░░░░░ in from those countries ░░░░░░░░ were subject to the ░░░░░░░░ after that the President ░░░░░░░░ gave up The President ░░░░░░░░ his team effectively gave ░░░░░░░░ They run a task ░░░░░░░░ they have press conferences ░░░░░░░░ they have effectively left ░░░░░░░░ response to the states ░░░░░░░░ to hospital systems and ░░░░░░░░ municipalities And even when ░░░░░░░░ do try to intervene ░░░░░░░░ frankly makes the situation ░░░░░░░░ much worse than if ░░░░░░░░ had done nothing I ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ these officials appearing before ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow largely via video ░░░░░░░░ of this outbreak at ░░░░░░░░ White House and one ░░░░░░░░ the clear questions we ░░░░░░░░ for them is are ░░░░░░░░ making the situation better ░░░░░░░░ worse by having a ░░░░░░░░ way hand into the ░░░░░░░░ chain Right now what ░░░░░░░░ me up at night ░░░░░░░░ we start to reopen ░░░░░░░░ in about ten days ░░░░░░░░ testing And right now ░░░░░░░░ administration refuses to take ░░░░░░░░ of the testing supply ░░░░░░░░ but they keep their ░░░░░░░░ in it just enough ░░░░░░░░ that no one really ░░░░░░░░ who s in charge ░░░░░░░░ it the White House ░░░░░░░░ s deciding where testing ░░░░░░░░ go Is it the ░░░░░░░░ companies Is it the ░░░░░░░░ bidder that gets them ░░░░░░░░ we need to understand ░░░░░░░░ the White House and ░░░░░░░░ administration is doing and ░░░░░░░░ they re not doing ░░░░░░░░ that we can effectively ░░░░░░░░ a response Sometimes a ░░░░░░░░ bit of action is ░░░░░░░░ worse than no action ░░░░░░░░ all.”