Katty Kay: ‘It’s So Rare’ for Sen. Barrasso To Step Out of the Line Against the White House

EXCERPT:

KAY: "I mean, in some ways, it was a frustrating hearing because you had a lot of slipperiness going on, right? You had the secretary saying that he supported mRNA, while we know he’s doing something else. He’s saying that, yes, Covid vaccines will be available to everybody, but also saying at the same time, 'But it’s not recommended for certain people who are healthy,' which then means that they may not be available in pharmacies, insurers may not have it. So I think that you heard some of that frustration from the senators who felt that they were hearing one thing when another thing was being done, but I agree with J-Mart, and Ali, the most important criticism was from Senator Barrasso, who is close to the vice president, who is close to the White House, he would not have been out there freelancing. And for him to use that platform — it's so rare for him to step out of line against the White House. For him to decide to use that platform to do that, you wonder, what was he trying to do? Is he trying to get the White House to a position where the secretary’s position is no longer tenable? Why was he doing that? If there really wasn't going to be any result from this, why would he stick his neck out in that way, Joe?"