‘Ridiculous’ to Bash our COVID Response, ‘We’ve Done Our Jobs’ and Need People ‘To Take Advantage of’ Tools They Have

During an interview aired on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain dismissed “ridiculous” criticisms of the Biden administration for mixed signals on the coronavirus response and who is in charge and argued that “we’ve done our jobs in terms of advancing this COVID response, making the tools available for people to manage the COVID response.” And that “We need the American people to take advantage of” vaccines and boosters.

Host Judy Woodruff asked, “I’m sure you are aware there’s been a lot of commentary, even criticism of the administration for mixed signals on boosters in the last part of last year, and mixed signals, frankly, on who’s in charge when it comes to COVID policy and what the American people should do. How do you answer that?”