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T hat experts say in fact, for months, the beginning of the lppandemic, ity president played down the virus. Has put Public Health first, and misrepq 9 for this reason, we have adopted one person coming in from very strict measues that you china. And we have it under control. Mentioned. And adjusted them to the it looks like by april in evolution of the infection. Theory when it gets a little warmer, it will miraculously go second, the political choices away. This week, he reversed course must be based on scientific on his rosy projections, evidence. Acknowledging the u. S. Death third, it is crucial to toll could be staggering, while implement decisions with fulsl attempting to claim 100,000 is, according to welcome back. Transparency. Our liberal democracy are built Michael Lewis has spent his career chronicling people who on the contact we have with ourc modeli find creative ways to identify modeling, a very low number. Models show hundreds of own people, and we owe to them, and solve problems. Thousands of people are going to in his latest book,fa the fifth risk, me essentially describes die. You know what i want do . Through transparency in the same what happens when in his view, way we provide them with safety i want to come way under the the Trump Administration dumbed and security. This is the italian model. Models. The professionals did the i] models. Do you believe given what we properly. I was never involved in a model. Have seen, and it looks like you so is the Trump Administration prepared to take all of this on at least this kind of a model. Have flattened your curve, do joining me now is the u. S. You believe that you have during this Current Crisis . Flattened the curve because of Michael Lewis joins me now, measures you have Surgeon General, vice eairal jerome adams. Taken . Social distancing from berkeley, welcome to meet the press. Or doe1 your scientific experts california. i lc let mew3 start with, youre the long time, first time, as far as believe the virus just might be im concerned. Running its course . In this moment, cannotok say good to have you on. Gouz see you, e1chuck. When the lplockdown willfa stop let me just start with the premise of your book, which you were looking at the transition. And i say i want tow3 connec because we are foll i suggestions of our scientistse1j some dots here. Im going to put up a screen grab of all of the people who have been ine1 charge of the the scientific community. Department of Homeland Security but you have to consider that in the Trump Administration. Italy hast been the first couno five different people. Two have been senateconfirmed. We always recommended that if in europe that, of course, faced three actings including the situation here. It feels as if, i know dhs people had symptoms, that they wear a face mask toxd prevent thishnpandemic. 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