WASHINGTON (AP) – One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump says it would continue on indefinitely but focus on rebooting the economy.
Trump’s reversal in a tweet Wednesday comes as deaths in New York, the epicenter of the virus, are declining, but rising in the rest of the United States.
A White House official acknowledged that signaling that the task force was preparing to shut down sent the wrong message and created a media maelstrom.
The official said the membership in the group would change as the nature of the crisis evolves.
