Rep. Dan Crenshaw called attention to former Obama administration staffers spreading “vitriol” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Former senior adviser to President Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett tweeted Wednesday that she has few words on how President Trump’s predecessor would have handled the virus if he were still in office: “Much better.”
Someone asked me today how would @BarackObama have handled this crisis? Answer in one word – Better. Ok, two words. Much better.
— Valerie Jarrett (@ValerieJarrett) April 1, 2020
Crenshaw responded to the tweet with a call for unity during the crisis, asking “why” some have resorted to spreading “vitriol” during a pandemic.
“Why do so many Obama administration staffers constantly try to make Americans feel awful? Highlighting policy differences is expected – but this level of vitriol? During this pandemic? Why?” the Texas Republican tweeted.
Why do so many Obama administration staffers constantly try to make Americans feel awful? Highlighting policy differences is expected – but this level of vitriol? During this pandemic? Why? https://t.co/PGkiOyScrV
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 2, 2020
In addition to Jarrett, former national security adviser Susan Rice also got involved with Trump’s handling of the coronavirus this week. She claimed the president has a “particular problem” with “black women” after he scolded a black, female PBS reporter for a question she asked at a briefing on the outbreak.
“It’s a sad thing. It’s a reflection of one’s own insecurity,” the Obama official said. “It’s not a reflection of the talent or the capacities of the women we’re talking about. And I hope very much that we can move beyond that. It’s so unbecoming in the context of a national crisis for the president to lash out at individuals, whether the governor of Michigan or the speaker of the House or a reporter who asked a very fair, tough question.”
