Coronavirus: Inside the White House's race for more tests
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Show Notes
Host Dan Diamond and POLITICO Dispatch host Jeremy Siegel look at the Trump administration's efforts to ramp up testing to get the country to re-open...and grade how well Jared Kushner's team has done.
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MENTIONED ON THIS SHOW
- Kushner assembled a crash team to address coronavirus problems, Dan first reported.·
- By early April, it was clear that many major initiatives were being driven by Kushner's group.·
- The team now says its work, including a 96-hour project, helped reverse the nation's testing problems.
- Trump touted reopening. Privately, his team sounded alarms.
Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
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