The Butt of Jokes: Democrat-Allied Experts Turn on Joe …

Democrat-allied experts have begun to turn on the Biden administrations shaky coronavirus response, dubbing it a credibility crisis and the butt of jokes.

While then-candidate Biden promised over ten times in 2020 to shut the virus down, the omicron variant has reportedly continuedto set records, threatening Bidens credibility.

The administration in general has lost the confidence of people who would be their natural supporters, Biden administration advisory board member Celine Gounder told Axios, speaking about the rise of omicron and the ensuinginfighting between the White House andCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden also told Axios the Biden administrations waveringhealth guidelines and shifting messaging tactics is the butt of jokes.

Its never good to be the butt of jokes, the expert said.

George Washington University professor and CNN commentator Leana Wen alsoacknowledged the CDC is facing a real crisis of trust and pointed to Bidens CDC Director Rochelle Walensky for poor crisis communication skills.

The primary problem is the policy and how insular Walensky has been in setting it, Wen said. She and the others are great communicators but no one can communicate a bad policy.

Bidens CDC director apparently has acknowledged she needs help communicating the ever-shifting health guidelines to the nation and has hired aprominent Democratic media consultant Mandy Grunwald to improve her communication skills, CNN reported.

The experts opinions on Bidens effort to shut down the virus come as Bidens CDC has continually altered health guidelines over the course of the year.

In May,the CDC said it was safe to not wear masks indoors but later reversed the opinion months later.

In February,the CDC advised that schools could reopen without fully vaccinated teachers. But the White House said that guidance given byWalensky was only in her personal capacity.

In December, the CDC revised quarantine guidelines from five days to five without rapid testing to ensure infections were no longer present.Walensky later changed her mind and advisedpeople should be tested for coronavirus after five days, if they can find a test.

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