Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., the chair of the National Governors Association, said Sunday President Donald Trump “hasn’t communicated the way I would” on the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” Hogan did, however, laud “the rest of the team” in the White House dealing with the burgeoning outbreak of COVID-19.
“I think it was a really smart move for the president to elevate Vice President [Mike] Pence to work across all the different agencies and to coordinate,” he said. “He's a former governor. He knows the governors are on the front lines. And he is doing, I think, a good job of coordinating everybody and communicating with us.”
“I would say [Trump] hasn't communicated the way I would. And the way I might like him to,” he said. “But I think the rest of the team has been doing a pretty good job.”
According to Hogan, it’s “critically important” to “take all politics out” of coronavirus outbreak response.
“I think clear, direct communication is critical and I think it is really important that you try to take all politics out of it on both sides of the aisle,” he said, adding that “being transparent, being direct, keeping the public informed with the facts, I think is critical. And I think it is not a time to play politics.”
“I think there’s been pretty good cooperation at the federal, state, and local level,” he added, warning however, that “this thing is escalating so rapidly. Information is changing not only on a daily basis but almost on an hourly basis.”
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