“At no time did I try to reduce testing or in any way ‘interfere’ with any CDC guidance,” Atlas told Fox News, adding that his efforts “were always focused on increasing testing and smartly using the administration’s massive testing apparatus to save more lives.”
“While in Washington, I worked hard specifically to increase testing, especially in nursing homes and staff, in historically black colleges, in senior centers, and elsewhere, to protect Americans and stop the dying – and those efforts were successfully implemented,” Atlas told Fox News. “From my arrival into the Task Force in mid August until I left Washington in late November, testing increased from about 700,000 to 1.4 million per day.”
He added: “Any blame for that failure lies on those who advised what was actually implemented, not on those who criticized the lockdowns and tried to stop the death and destruction.”
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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