国际英语资讯:Trump administration tightens grip on coronavirus information for political gain: The Washin
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 7-- <span word="Partly">Partly</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="reelection">reelection</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="downplay">downplay</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="His">His</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sidelined">sidelined</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span>, <span word="rebuffed">rebuffed</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="requests">requests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span>, <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="jarring">jarring</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="models">models</span>, <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="briefly">briefly</span>, <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disband">disband</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="objectivity">objectivity</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>," <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="Skidmore">Skidmore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>-<span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pandemics">pandemics</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divert">divert</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>, <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="restarting">restarting</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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