If I understand what Katherine Watt has uncovered about who has the authority for what, no president has any control over declaring a health emergency. The HHS secretary has sole authority. So what Trump could have said was ‘it’s out of my control’ but what president would admit to the citizens he’s not in control of such things. He could do it now but doesn’t. And that’s the tell for me.
If I understand what Katherine Watt has uncovered about who has the authority for what, no president has any control over declaring a health emergency. The HHS secretary has sole authority. So what Trump could have said was ‘it’s out of my control’ but what president would admit to the citizens he’s not in control of such things. He could do it now but doesn’t. And that’s the tell for me.
If I understand what Katherine Watt has uncovered about who has the authority for what, no president has any control over declaring a health emergency. The HHS secretary has sole authority. So what Trump could have said was ‘it’s out of my control’ but what president would admit to the citizens he’s not in control of such things. He could do it now but doesn’t. And that’s the tell for me.
Stafford Act for one. “Pres must defer to public heath experts in the event of a PHE.” Or similar language.