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Growing friction between White House, CDC hobbles pandemic response

WASHINGTON - The meager guidelines for safely reopening the country released this week are the latest sign of the Trump administration's efforts to sidelinethe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the increasing tension between the White House and the world-renowned public health agency.

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and CDC Director Robert Redfield, right, at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, March 6, 2020. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and CDC Director Robert Redfield, right, at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, March 6, 2020. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Read moreHYOSUB SHIN / AJC / AP
    by Lenny Bernstein, Josh Dawsey and Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post
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