Donald Trump has been accused of hampering the United States’ efforts to tackle coronavirus by making top-level meetings on the outbreak top secret.
Four different White House officials told Reuters that dozens of classified discussions about topics including infection rates, quarantines and travel restrictions have been discussed in a high security meeting room at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for the last two months.
Vital staff, including top government experts, were excluded from the meetings because they did not have the required clearance to attend.
The allegations were made as Trump finally vowed to tackle the mounting crisis head on, tweeting: ‘I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!’ Continue reading.