Having confirmed earlier that Ebola Czar Ron Klain did not take the weekend off, and ensured the American public knows the decisions on what Chuck Hagel called "quarantine-like" isolation (though obviously not quarantine because the polls suggest that word would not play well with core liberal voters) are still under discussion; we anxiously await President Obama to explain how the mixed messages from various government entities and individual states (with Christie re-flopping to strict quarantines again today) all make sense and are not, as Christie said "incredibly confusing."
Some select headlines from the administration today so far...
- *EARNEST SAYS U.S. EBOLA CZAR RON KLAIN DIDN'T TAKE WEEKEND OFF
- *EARNEST: KLAIN BRIEFING OBAMA 'REGULARLY' ON EBOLA
- *KIRBY SAYS JOINT CHIEFS RECOMMEND 21-DAY SUPERVISED MONITORING
- *KIRBY SAYS HAGEL HASN'T YET DECIDED ON 'QUARANTINE-LIKE' PLAN
- *KIRBY SAYS PENTAGON NOT CHALLENGING OTHER AGENCIES' PROTOCOLS
- *KIRBY SAYS HAGEL WON'T OVERTURN ARMY POLICY `AT THIS TIME'
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he isn’t “moving an inch” on his quarantine rules for people with direct exposure to the Ebola virus.
Christie, a second-term Republican who has said he may run for president in 2016, said new federal guidelines for quarantines are “incredibly confusing.” He spoke during an interview on the NBC “Today Show.”
President Obama is due to speak at 1455ET (plan accordingly)