Trump's staff cuts have undermined Covid-19 containment efforts, watchdog finds

White House cut staff tasked with identifying global health problems in China, and tried to slash CDC funding

The Trump administration badly undermined the effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak by getting rid of most staff tasked with identifying global health problems in China while repeatedly attempting to slash funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , according to a new report by an environmental watchdog.

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