The former (and likely future) U.S. Surgeon General has advocated for a federal mask mandate and has taken radical liberal positions in the past – such as calling gun control a health care issue.
December 4, 2020
Joe Biden Taps Radical Partisans To Run His COVID Taskforce
A report from Politico states that Joe Biden has chosen former Obama administration official Jeff Zients to serve as the White House’s Covid-19 coordinator and that the former U.S. surgeon general under Obama, Vivek Murthy, will return to that role, but with a broader portfolio that will include acting as the top medical expert and public face of the effort.
The former (and likely future) U.S. Surgeon General has advocated for a federal mask mandate and has taken radical liberal positions in the past – such as calling gun control a health care issue.
Vivek has also held key roles in working with Vermont Socialist Bernie Sanders to craft Biden’s health care policies which move the United States toward a Single Payer health care system.
Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, was previously named co-leader of the Biden team tasked with reviewing the actions of the federal health department. Michigan’s most recent shutdowns – including the closure of highschools and restaurants – are orders from Gordon with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s approval. Gordon’s “3-week pause” is set to expire on December 8th but he told legislators yesterday that no decision has been made yet on extending the order.