Tony's Diary Package — page 63

3,300/391; new about all the things that we are doing. Very rambling and disorganized as he ad libs his speech I would have advised against this, since we are still getting calls that many locations do not have enough of anything. Also, they are talking about the now hundreds of thousands of tests that are out there and being done. However,as I have always said, testing for the sake of testing without reason only consumes PPEs of the people administering the tests. Looking at the presser from home on computer has made it clear how self-congratulatory the POTUS, VP and others appear on the stage. Title 42 enacted - use of National Guard to help. Role out of telemedicine without reguations so that people do not have to leave the house to interact with their physician. A lot of promises - I hope we can back them up. PRESS: CBS Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan; Multiple print features May 23, 2020 - Global 292,000/12,800; new cases - 26,000; USA 33,300/391; new cases 6800. Cases in USA went up overnight by 20%. Bad news. Got copy of proposed POTUS press conference speech for this afternoon. I objected sharply to the ststament that the ORACLE system (see above) will be able to follow every coronavirus patient in the country starting in 2 days (Wed). This is logistically impossible and I surely will clash with WH people, particularly Mark Meadows. He is a good guy, but wedded to this. They are pushing to get HC out and we really need to do it under and IND and a protocol. Much tension between me (also Steve Hahn, Cliff Lane) and the White House (Meadows et al) Apparently the WH is very upset that I am being profiled and it looks like I am putting down the POTUS and becoming a star that outshines him. The press is playing into this as is the tweet storm. Very stressful!! Had improatnt and good meeting with Marc Short (VP- COS) and explained that 3 of the 5 profiles of me were without even interviewing me. The others started as inteviews and wound up as Profiles (Science - Jon Cohen, The New York Times - Maureen Dowd). The profiles always pit me (the good guy) against the POTUS (the bad guy). I explained to Mardc that I have no desire to conflict with, embarrass or show up the POTUS. He completely understood the situation that I was in and was very sympathetic. I told him that I would not do anymore profiles. Very important meeting in the Oval Office with the POTUS, Deb Birx, Jared Kushner, Mark Meadows, the VP and Marc Short about the timing of liftinbg the mitigation