Hurricane Katrina task force commander: Trump handling of coronavirus 'dysfunctional'
by Anna Giaritelli
| April 14, 2020 03:50 PM
The military commander who oversaw the federal response effort following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 said President Trump’s decisions in the fight against coronavirus have been flawed and have prompted avoidable consequences.
“The way he’s going about it is dysfunctional at this point in time, and thank God the governors are taking the lead,†former commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, said on C-SPAN Tuesday.
Honore spent six weeks in New Orleans after the Category 5 storm swept southern Louisiana. Despite the difficult nature of the job, Honore said once the priorities were made, it was easy to follow through. The George W. Bush administration, as well as state and local governments, were initially criticized for the handling of the natural disaster. Honore was quickly brought in during the aftermath and is credited with strengthening and focusing the response.
The lack of clear priorities since February, including Trump’s varying calls to reopen the country despite state and city orders to remain closed, have created a “struggling†whole of government response, according to Honore.
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