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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What happened to the White House’s coronavirus task force?

    COVID-19 infection numbers are back on the rise nationwide. President Trump recently called Dr. Anthony Fauci “ a disaster ” during a phone call with his campaign staff. There’s also discord among others on the White House’s coronavirus task force.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 20, 2020 • 11m Listen

    COVID-19 infection numbers are back on the rise nationwide. President Trump recently called Dr. Anthony Fauci “a disaster” during a phone call with his campaign staff. There’s also discord among others on the White House’s coronavirus task force. That’s the group of people who are officially responsible for helping the country get through the pandemic.

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    QAnon followers attack California State Senator Scott Wiener
    1. 0:00What happened to the White House’s coronavirus task force?You’re reading this
    2. 11:35California State Senator Scott Wiener on personal attacks by QAnon, and misinformation on social media
    3. 21:55Working moms bear the brunt of COVID’s economic effects. Their career gains could disappear
    4. 34:34Radha Blank on her autobiographical film ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ race, and theater
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    QAnon followers attack California State Senator Scott Wiener
    1. 0:00What happened to the White House’s coronavirus task force?You’re reading this
    2. 11:35California State Senator Scott Wiener on personal attacks by QAnon, and misinformation on social media
    3. 21:55Working moms bear the brunt of COVID’s economic effects. Their career gains could disappear
    4. 34:34Radha Blank on her autobiographical film ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ race, and theater
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