COVID Disinformation
- Throughout the pandemic, Kudlow downplayed the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. [Washington Post, 06/25/20]
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, Director
National Economic Council
RECORD
A senior White House official during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kudlow used his public position to repeatedly downplay the severity of the outbreak and promote false talking points claiming that the administration’s response had been successful.
“We have contained this. I won’t say [it’s] airtight, but it’s pretty close to airtight.”
Larry Kudlow
on COVID-19
February 25, 2020
“I’m saying we should not overreact. In many ways, America should stay at work. We should stay at work.”
Larry Kudlow
on COVID-19
March 6, 2020
“We do [not feel there’s a second wave coming] [...] [there are] six or eight or nine states that have massive declines in case rates. […] we’re going to have hot spots. No question. We have it now. And, you know, Texas and parts of the south, the Carolinas, Arizona. We just have to live with that.”
Larry Kudlow
on COVID-19
June 25, 2020