FILE PHOTO: U.S. Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks to reporters about Trump administration efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak outside the White House in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
As is now widely known, two agencies Azar oversaw as HHS secretary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, wouldn’t come up with viable tests for five and half weeks, even as other countries and the World Health Organization had already prepared their own.
The first test created by the CDC, meant to be used by other labs, was plagued by a glitch that rendered it useless and wasn’t fixed for weeks. It wasn’t until March that tests by other labs went into production. The lack of tests “limited hospitals’ ability to monitor the health of patients and staff,” the HHS Inspector General said in a report this month. The equipment shortage “put staff and patients at risk.
HHS declined to make Azar available for an interview. Michael Caputo, the new chief HHS spokesman, declined to answer Reuters questions about Azar’s stewardship, saying in a statement: “We are communicating to the American public during a deadly pandemic.”Azar is a Republican lawyer who once clerked for the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and counts current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a friend. Under George W.
The company sells Australian Labradoodles, a breed that is a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle. He sold it in April 2018, his financial disclosure form said. HHS emailed Reuters that the sales price was $225,000. Harrison decided, the sources say, to exclude FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn from the task force. “He said he didn’t need to be included,” said one official with knowledge of the matter.
Fauci, who has become a public face of the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 effort, said he wasn’t sure including the FDA was necessary at the start. Initially, the Chinese government was saying the virus spread through animals, not human to human, he said. “You would include the FDA when you want to expedite drugs or devices,” Fauci said.
That same day, during the first Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Azar told the public: “I want to stress: The risk of infection for Americans remains low.”
Except, you left out that it was his families business and that both he and his wife have worked for the Pentagon and other government agencies for 25 years but hey, don't let facts get in the way of your Journalisming.
Just close the press room and give them space outside of White House Grounds!!!!! In a trailer orconex box?
A special report was dead ass wrong - news at 11
Another horsesh*t article from your “news organization”. No wonder you get called fake news.
Here we go again! You are loosing all credibility!🙄
Reuters.. All Fake News All the Time ..!
I see a Netflix doc
You left out the part that he has served 3 admins in high level posts at HHS, the White House & Pentagon Labradoodle
This is how you got Trump. Keep up the great reporting champs!
Ha, Reuters now striving to become CNN. I’d say they been Reuto-rooterd. TDS has no limits, apparently. TrumpLandslideVictory2020
No he didn't, you asshats. Correct this now.
The fact that you bottom feeding scum have left this lie up is indicative of why Americans HATE the media with a passion.
We are doomed
srsly...you guys aren't destroying trump, you're destroying journalism with click-bait headlines
“Continental Congress taps farmer to write Declaration of Independence.” -Reuters propaganda
Sorry, Goebbels. But, hey, you tried. And the sheep will buy anything as long as Orange Man Bad.
You haven’t deleted this garbage propaganda yet? Once you get caught, you‘re supposed to quietly delete it. FakeNewsMedia
FakeNews
Bogus story. Issue a retraction, reuters. FakeNews
FakeNews BadJournalism
Fake news, congratulations Reuter’s you’re in First place so far but the day’s still young.
How about incomplete AND misleading? Before 2012? Stints at HHS, DOD, Office of the VP, and Director of Healthcare Practice at the DCI Group (a prominent DC lobbying outfit). Since returning? Oversaw the overhaul of the CDC. And what? You don't like dogs?
Reading the article, the only reasons I could see Azar giving Harris the jobs that he gave him is if he were his nephew or his boyfriend. ...Nope, not even then.
Reading the article, the only reasons I could see Azar giving Harris the jobs that he gave him is if he were his nephew or his boyfriend.
jacobsoboroff You. Can’t. Make. This. Shit. Up. FFS! 🤦♀️
Now the Dallas News challenges your reporting that Harrison is not qualified, very confusing.
AlfonsoAGP No se si te acuerdas cuando W. Bush tenia a Brown, ex supervisor de shows de caballos arabes, como jefe de FEMA durante la respuesta al huracan Katrina:
But he LOOKED good, kinda...
The Banana Republic of the United States lol
Ffs along with a suggestion of injecting disinfectant surely he needs to go 🤦♀️🤦♀️
plunkettroad
I recall an actor who was elected Governor & President. Truman ran a clothing store. Lincoln was a country lawyer...
Yeah, we're gonna die :-(
Fake news
What the actual hell?
Why are Republican administrations such a joke. GOP
Azar had lost all credibility already, now it is just comical in a sad way
Appropriate given that the WH has 'gone to the dogs'!
I think this is how he got hired. He was just looking for a cure:
Yeah, but I heard the guy said a bunch of nice stuff about Trump so....
Thanks so funny but pathetic at the same time
The best people. I feel so safe! (Sarcasm noted)
Any decent citizenry would not put up with this horseshit. It’s long past pitchfork and torch time
Wuf wuf wuf wuf wuf wuf wuf wuf Bow wow bow wow bow wow bow wow
And Americans suppose to trust Trump on the fight with COVID19 pandemic? Trump should be held responsible for failing to conduct the fight against coronavirus. This is a circus which kills people of all ages and races. Shame!
It's like they're scripting a wacky comedy. What's the craziest thing we can think of that will make everybody laugh?' 'I know! Labradoodle breeder as heath chief during a pandemic!'
Because Lab.....radoodle....also...Labs......F**k it....😒
Sadly hes probably one of the most qualified people in this administration..
Jfc... we are all dead....
Everyone ripping on the GOP... you do realize it’s ALL of politics right? WhoYouKnow. Be partisan if you like, but both sides are ripe for criticisms.
What's a labradoodle breeder bringing to the table ... puppy-eyeball suppositories as a COVID-19 cure?
We are indeed on our way to be a true shithole country. America is doomed unless we vote the MF out
Someone skilled at getting dogs to fvck should be able to handle the COVID-19 response no problemo.
Would be hilarious af winner of twitter if not so sad, but still wins twitter today imho.
shameful and disgusting. So many appointees unqualified to say nothing of the complete inexperience.
KeithOlbermann Another Brownie ? Remember that FEMA disaster after Katrina ?
gop is a killing machine
But like...that's his hobby, right? He's a pro at something else with a dog hobby, right? Right?
POTUS VP SenatorCollins senatemajldr marcorubio SenRickScott SenJoniErnst ChuckGrassley Is this a joke Are you people going to let this be what we’ve become. A dog breeder leading the taak force of people who are dying in a pandemic? SHAME ON YOU ALL!!
Almost 50k dead and GOP still refuses to take this seriously. A dog breeder. This explains why the persistent “bUt bIdEn’S aS eViL aS tRuMp iS” argument is bad faith stupidity. Biden would hire Ron Klain, an actual public health expert who ran Ebola response. Not a dog breeder.
Why am I not surprised?
The US is doomed.
Well, at least he didn't hire a Chihuahua breeder.
Really, ....
Since govt. officials are treating citizens like dogs, this guy is perfect for the job.
In all seriousness being an ex Labradoodle breeder doesn't automatically mean someone is poorly placed to coordinate such a programme.
This is like a really bad sit-com. How ... I mean ... Oh for fucks sake!
German Shepherds too good for them?
Malignant Assholes Gut America Kremlin Agent Grifter
What the hell. Doesn't Azar know there's a former bartender, AOC , available who's currently not working and thinks she has all the answers
These people come from a foreign planet.
How will they ever fit all of this into the movie?
KlasfeldReports Lordy, there’s Labradoodle breeders involved now. OMG, can it get more stupid?
Amateur hour continues apace at the trump white house. FFS.
You guys have a lot of great Labradoodles in that country though. An Incredible group of Labradoodles. The best Labradoodles in the world. You guys are the King of Labradoodles. Trump2020
Oh I wanna run the treasury I have made change before. It was big too, the bill was 68.93 they gave a 100 bill so I gave them 35.87. I would be real good,promise
MAGA!
All the best people.
Satire is dead.
Has one sentence ever summed up this presidency better?
TheRickWilson “Everything Trump Touches Dies” , I guess he knows what he’s talking about
Me as I read the headline: “Please be The Onion, please be The Onion.” Nope. It’s Reuters. We’re all going to die butheremails ugh...
sisp101 More incompetence.
Even my labradoodle knows that’s not a good idea.
I thought Pence was supposed to be doing this
This can’t be serious can it. Rhetorical
I hate this timeline.
Omfg. No wonder our country is fucked!
If a horse-breeder can run FEMA, why can’t a dog breeder run a Coronavirus Task Force? Wait. Don’t answer that.
Can’t wait for the documentary.
Did someone misunderstand the job requirement, “good with labs,” didn’t mean Labradoodles?
We’re all going to die. 😖
Is this a joke?!?!
Like Brownie only Arabian horses are much more difficult than Labradoodles.
Surprised it's not this very stable genius.
Can't hit the like / heart. Need the middle finger emoji
Oh good...another BROWNIE like we had during Katrina. He was proficient in HORSE SHOWS if I remember correctly. My life feels like a chess piece being played with by these people. None of us mean 2 shits to these people. We're just thought of in terms of $$''s to them. 🇺🇸😥🙏🌊
This entire administration has failed. It’s a constant SNL sketch
we’re all gonna die.
Looks like the sources for your story were disgruntled FDA folks. Nice hit job. This ad approved by Mike for Biden.
Did Trump’s word association get him in trouble again? “We need someone to run the labs.”
KlasfeldReports
What can go wrong?
JillDLawrence This admin keeps making ludicrous, nonsensical choices. Not even pretending to enlist responsible people. Indeed the equivalent of shooting someone on 5th Avenue. Only it's a firing squad taking down everyone without conscience. AND NO ONE IS STOPPING THEM! TRUMPisTheCOUP
KlasfeldReports I guess Azar saw he had 'Lab experience' on his resume and it was a done deal. 🤷🏻♂️
KlasfeldReports Only the best people
KlasfeldReports Not nearly enough face palms available for this.
What the fuck? What the bloody fuck? How in the hell can anyone, anyone think this was a good idea?
KlasfeldReports Perfectly in keeping with Trump’s own hiring standards.
'I Dithered While They Died' ⚠️47,974 American deaths - 855,350 infected
KlasfeldReports In retrospect, I’m thinking maybe that wasn’t such a good idea. But hell what do I know?
SecAzar probably was looking for a good deal on purchasing a Labradoodle and figured a quid pro quo worked well for Trump, it would work for him.
Pretty sweet hit-piece on Azar. Looks like the Trump administration found its fall guy.
Criminal negligence. INCOMPETENCE is there Republican brand. They seek to destroy government so they sabotage it from the inside. They create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
ilangoldenberg If that was their best candidate, who else was on the shortlist?
This is not news.There are no qualified people in Trumps atmosphere, only friends and donors.This is how we got here.Where was the whistle-blower we needed in the fall when Trump was covering up this threat and his yes men were applauding him. Transparency saves lives.
We are never going to recover with these dumbass people running things
More evidence of complete incompetence in the Trump administration - bordering on criminal....
'You're doing a heck of a job Brownie'
Please tell me this isn't true.
It has led to an expansion of the virus being bred in every state.
Naturally. Remember “heck of a job Brownie?” He was a horse breeder. What could go wrong?
The whole country is so deep in corruption and abuse of its citizens that I’m surprised there’s not been any uprisings or other actions taken by the people. You are being dragged through the mud and you just accept it.
I guess Azar thinks 'Lab' and lab are interchangeable.
Here's your 'exceptionalism' JoeNBC
I’m getting worn out by these cliwns.
He should've just hired
I have all the best people
Never forget the SecAzar is the man who released the Epstein Virus from containment . The Epstein virus attacked pre-pubescent and pubescent girls . In some cases with deadly results . That’s right, SecAzar had him and freed him .
I guess Jared an Ivanka were having trouble in the bed room
As much as I wanna make fun of this the man does seem to have some credentials, having worked at HHS under Bush. The fact he went on to breed dogs isn't indicative of anything. Don't be the fake news Trump wants you to be.
Across space and time, dog breeder has always preceded pandemic response expert on the career path. I think it’s dog groomer - dog breeder - head of global pandemic response.
Because he can't spell epidemiologist ?
NadelParis Nazis love their genetic experiments.
Wait. What? OMG.
FFS! I can't bring myself to read this. Please tell me this is a joke.
AWE COME ON! They're not even pretending anymore. It's just a flat-out $hitshow
The funnier thing is that the dog breeder did better than most European single payer heath experts and the WHO
ashwin_baindur
Jersey_Craig A new twist on screwing the pooch
I clicked on the link and thought I was going to be directed to the onion...but...are you joking on this? OMG! he actually tapped a 'trusted aide' who was a Labrador breeder? Are you sure trump and his crooks are not sent from hell?
I D I O C R A C Y Even that guy had the good sense to listen to someone smarter than him. SecAzar doesn't. Unfuckingbelievable.
You can't write this shit... Who did they pass on? The Paperboy, Forest Ranger, Correctional Officer, Drama Student
So this guy was 23 when he started working various 'posts' under Bush ( whatever that means), then he went and made some labradoodles while Obama fixed the Bush mess, then he came back under Trump to protect us from a global pandemic. WTF?
123limabean Please tell me this is satire. The Onion? SNL? The Daily Show?
Congress needs to pass a law about fucking qualifications er something
Aren't labradoodles considered the dumbest breed?
I'll be this person's first name is HeckuvaJob.
Heckuva job, Alex
Well, thank god he isn't a bartender.
Shades of 'Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job' here.
You left out his years of public service and private business experience. More misinformation. How about pointing out he wasn't pulled of the street but was the HHS chief of staff so the assignment was in line with his duties c
Sad, horrible, and funny at the same time.. 🤯😞
jokers
This doesn’t surprise me one bit. He has lab experience.
Jeezus fucking Edith
W… whu…WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!
Absolutely barking!!
they really mean to kill as many of us as possible.
He also tapped (?) former (?) Putin’s image fixer, Michael Caputo, who also starred in the mueller report.
FFS.
HCathcartinBama when one's circle of friends is called to duty
Kind of like when Dubya tapped a horse breeder to run FEMA?
stop saying 'unusual' when the correct term is 'batshit crazy'
Ex? Once a professional labradoodle breeder, always a professional labradoodle breeder.
Only the best!
Seriously, NotTheOnion is going tonbe trending soon... TheOnion
🤔
Oh FFS. I just can’t.
Meanwhile, the creator of the “Labradoodle” says the breed is “his life’s regret”....
I got nothing
This sounds like something out of Germany in 1938....
WHAT THE €£%!!!!
There's only one qualification: pledge loyalty to the crime family.
Castantine MAGA!!! tRumpForPResIdentpreSidentOrkiNg. The novel coronavirus can infect dogs (under lab conditions, ‘labradoodle’ probably counts). The covid is also zoonotic, with unusual ‘crossing’ of viral strains seen. Best person for the job! MAGA (literally we need to MAGA)
M_PaulMcNamara It would be so great to have even a couple days a week without some bizarre Trump admin. news breaking with headlines that sound like Mad Libs®.
WTF? neverdrumpf wakeupUSA epluribusunum StoptheDeplorables
adambrowning what was your labradoodle joke again? 🤦🏼♀️
Another Onion headline.
I'm getting 'Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job' vibes.
Pairs nicely with a reality show host!
Um...what?
L.E. Phunt must have been busy on another response team.
Just OMG
labradoodlebreeder as HHS Coronavirus response coordinator - how can that be? I am speechless of the administration’s incompetence.
This is embarrassing but completely Trump's fault.
We're all going to die, but we can be comforted by the fact that our dogs will be fine.
Can he breed vaccines too?
The Trump administration is a never ending joke!
Heck of a job, Brownie.
What his bulldog wasn’t available?
Michael Vick wasn’t available?
SNL—your skit for the weekend
That's how important your welfare is to these people
We’re all gonna die aren’t we?
'COMMAND n CONTROL' By whoooo? This is Beyond stupid.
You guys are such hacks.
USA - a country of fools ?
Tapped a labradoodle breeder? Hope they both used protection.
The man has not been seen for weeks at the press briefings-rallies. Must be either firing medical experts or seeking dog specialists for coordination. Vote in Nov2020.
Wrong kind of lab expert, dude 🙄🤷♀️
Well, a wedding planner is running the NY Housing authority🙄
Omg, we're all gonna die. But we won't have fleas!
This really is the definition of a kakistocracy.
Will he scoot his ass across the carpet for DerDonalt?
WT AF? 😱
It’s like, what is there to say? This simultaneous feeling of incredulity and resignation is just exhausting.
staffing by Ad Libs
We're all gonna die
What the actual whattttt
Oh, the you meant the other kind of lab. My bad.
I don’t know how many times I have to say FFS. I should be used to this shit show. But I’m not and never will be. VoteBlue2020
🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
Trump, who is incompetent, surrounds himself with people who are even more incompetent.
I thought this was an TheOnion headline. How the hell is this real life...
I wonder if this brainiac mistook laboratory for labrador
Do they search for the most unqualified people for these important positions? It seems so.
Wuuuuutt?
Why am I not even surprised?
America has gone to the dogs.
AnotherOnionEditorQuits
America 2020, you can’t make this shit up...
Was Michael “heckuva job” Brown, renowned Horse Association Commissioner and FEMA Director for Bush 43 not available?
This is the 'Good job, Brownie' 2020 version
I mean, he is a lab expert. 🧪
He will check that virus’ nuts but good.
Apparently Dr. Phil wasn't available. Scrapping the bottom of the barrel aren't we.
He was like COO of Lily pharmaceuticals and he picked his dog breeder....oh then hired Michael Caputo. AzarResignNow
Because...of course. 🙄
Is that you johnlevenstein?
We are fucked until we get these incompetent cronies out. Biden2020
I think they want us to die. How else can you explain it?
Wow..... it truly never stops with this gang of shitbirds
Yes - that's right ... he was in 'Best of Show'
And of course trump knew nothing about it.
At what point do you need actual qualifications to work in this administration?
He couldn't get the job done, but LOOK! PUPPIES!
You just can’t make this shot up! Only the best people.whatna clown/shit show of a dumpster fire.
This is all absurd.
Say what? Why?
Heckuva job, Bri !!!
makes sense people love labradoodles they trust them
I'm speechless, and that doesn't happen often.
Am I high?
This isn’t even in the top 20 incomprehensible things this administration has done. The Trump administration is a clown car full of clusterfucks driving full speed toward a train load of dynamite.
Breeding. Given Trump’s love of eugenics, this comes as no surprise.
Best people huh
LABRADOODLES ARE NOT A REAL BREED! THIS IS JUST JUNK/MONEY BREEDING OH MY GOD
TrumpGenocide
Hahahah fuck
MichaelBKelley Better a choice than Jared Kushner
Did he get the pick of the litter?
BUT HER EMAILS 🤦♀️
Simply put...are you shitting me?
Don't forget Bush's 'Hell of a Guy, Brownie was an exec with the Arabian Horse Association. What is it with Republicans and the unqualified?
Better than TRUMP
“Heckuva job Brownie!”
heckuva job, harrison
That's better than the Arabian Horse Breeder running the Katrina recovery while people were drowning. At least the patients are identified.
Is this meant to be an OnionPolitics headline?
This explains so much.
Woof.
What.The.Fuck.
KeithOlbermann Tapping a labradoodle breeder for anything, any job, is obscene. WTF? If this is true, Azar and the labradoodle breeder need the boot first thing tomorrow.
April Fools Day was on the 1st! Wait, this isn’t a joke? This administration sucks
Just when you thought this couldn’t get any stranger.
Labradors or poodles. Damnit, pick a lane!!!
brooklynmarie WTF!
Is this the Onion?
A puppy mill professional? Great.
Seriously thought this was a TheOnion article but the Trump reality is even more ridiculous than they would try
I feel so much safer now.
emtriola
crosekrans
About as bad as hiring a horse breeder to head FEMA. GoodJobBrownie
I miss The Onion...
Dafuque?
Long for the simpler times of HeckuvaJobBrownie
sandra_doorley thought you may not know this?
Getting two dogs to fuck is a similar responsibility with transferable skills to battle a pandemic and world health crisis of historical magnitude.
Dumb move. Should've gone with a beagle breeder. Obviously.
WTF?
The family cat had a couple of litters when I was a little girl. That must qualify me to be her assistant.
HoodlumRIP Say what?
But, Trump knows and hires the best people.
And it shows.
EmpathyNow They reassign the guy with a 100 letters after his name with 30 years of research experience, but feel strongly about dog dude. Yep. It all adds up to why the USA has 45,000 deaths in 6 weeks. Total amateur hour. Brownie still doing a heckava job.
This would be like hiring someone against public schools to be in charge of our Department of Education. cc: BetsyDeVosED
I really thought this was a joke but there was no punchline.
WTAF?
EmpathyNow Only the best. At the peaking of a pandemic, the labradoodle guy was put in charge. It all adds up.
Clarification please: Does he breed Labradors with poodles to get Labradoodles, or does he simply breed pairs of Labradoodles to get Labradoodle puppies. The former, as opposed to the latter, is a skill set I'd be much more comfortable with for a coronavirus response coordinator.
This happens because no serious person will work for them because when they try they’re publicly humiliated. Period.
.JoeBiden Here's your next campaign ad😁
This is NOT an Onion article. Sigh.
My god, where is the senate?
So the head of HHSGov hired a guy who breeds dogs to run the response for COVID19 Why would anyone be surprised at this point
brooklynmarie Well, shit, why not. Kushner and Miller are running the government writ large, so I guess this is not shocking.
mike_wolff it’s a sign!
deesbarbara Perfect.
soledadobrien Of course he did ...
neuropsychblog 🤔
I hate this with a passion. We are living in a nightmare and Freddy Krueger is the President .
Neighborhood Labradoodle Merlin does NOT approve.
Heckuva job Brownie!
Heck of a job Harrie (guy’s name is Brian Harrison).
I want out of this black mirror episode
SecAzar Why did you hire a dog breeder to lead a response on COVID19 You getting kickbacks? What’s the deal?
horses, dogs, disaster management, pandemic response all the same apple, believe me
WTF?
soledadobrien The scapegoat has been identified.
The same dude who later said he made a mistake in breeding doodles.
I guess Brownie the Arabian horse trainer wasn't available.
Clearly this would be a job for a basset hound breeder. They are much more cerebral than labradoodle breeders. Everyone who’s a basset hound knows that! dovah_basset JudgeyBasset Mr_RoyBasset
I don’t see the problem! He got his boyfriend a job
djrothkopf Harrison's 'personal financial disclosure forms show that from 2012 until 2018 he ran a company called Dallas Labradoodles. The company sells Australian Labradoodles, a breed that is a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle.' OMG
this is why no one but retards holds public office. no reasonable person wants to endure a career full of hit pieces and face relentless shaming from the public en masse
cnn msnbc
Well, Brownie was the president of an Arabian horse commission...
Austrialian labradoodles are great, and this is a worthless hit piece.
But of course
Heck of a job, Brian Harrison (a.k.a. guy of whom Trump will soon never have heard.)
1SnoozyQ Are you kidding ? When will this madness end and someone grow a pair of balls and stop this insanity ! Congress is a joke !
That simply indicates how little concern he has- what does this guy bring to the table other than a fat donation
Now he just does it as a hobby?
Well, to be more precise, the guy MATED with labradoodles, which is a bit different from breeding them.
We’re so so screwed.
If you can breed a G2 with a G2, you seem qualified to head a task force stemming a pandemic
The Onion headlines are now indistinguishable from AP & Reuters! 'Merica, how did you get to this point?
OMG! I thought this was actually a head line for the Onion!! Just proves once again that truth IS stranger than fiction.
soledadobrien “Only the Best People” Fatboy239
Who let the dogs out?
Better then someone who breeds Yorkies. He definitely has an eye for smart people. 🤪🤪
Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job!
Are you fucking with me, Reuters?
Is this The Onion?
I didn’t know Jared was moonlighting as a labradoodle breeder.
cotey_mary Is this an Onion article?
soledadobrien Tiger King ain’t got nuthin on this administration
It is a dog and pony show, after all.
Ask “Brownie” how that worked out...
Jaquebelle Because everyone knows that Labradoodle breeders are virus experts. What a great find.
Dear god: I thought this was the onion.
Come on.
OMG, those poor Labradoodles.
Trumps version of Brownie. What is it with these republican presidents and their habits of choosing animal breeders to handle national emergencies?
BeSeriousUSA hey, was he recommended by doing a great job brownie? a show horse dude! jml ps u think any name brands r gonna get on the dtrumph train? he wants input from fuk if i know! why he gets ppl other than 4 applause & praise!
Brownie your doing a heck of a job
Rufus is not amused
AramRoston
I'd sooner trust a labradoodle.
Bank robbers know nothing about running a bank.
To say this regime is going to the dogs is a little to on the nose.
Mad libs BLANK Secretary NAME tapped ex OBSCURE PROFESSION to VERB the CRISIS EVENT response
MoronsAreGoverningAmerica VoteBiden2020 VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare
Kakistocracy
'Heck of a job, Brownie' managed horse trader . . . oops . . . sorry . . . Horse breeder ethics . . . RepublicanFailuresOnParade
This is the MOST f'd up universe in ALL of Sci Fi
KeithOlbermann I own a labradoodle. If the breeder is anywhere near as smart as my dog, we're all in trouble.
Jesus Christ
Dereklowe Ruff choice
I only WISH this was funny.
Maybe Azar was confused and thought it was a virus that attacked dogs.
deray Is this headline written in Labradoodle because... no comprendo
Would you like him better if he was breeding Labrador retrievers? He has experience in govt, HHS!
Our nation is ill! The economy is in crisis!! 42k+ dead!! 22 million out of work!! Someone, quick--call a Labradoodle breeder!!!! .... said no one in the history of ever.
Things people will do just to get laid....
soledadobrien Seems reasonable enough for me. My grandpapi used to tell us all the time, 'If you can coordinate a new dog, you can coordinate a Pandemic Response Directorate.' The Alzheimer's really made him talk batshit nonsense, but I felt it was relevant.
Sounds like the onion wrote this so it must be true.
soledadobrien Does TheOnion have a column now?
Excuse me while I whip this out:
GOPBetrayedAmerica
a damn dog breeder? my god!
🤦♀️'Heckuvajob Brownie' for a new generation...
Brownie was booked?
Like Bush's Arabian horse breeder who fucked up FEMA's Katrina response. Maybe one of the Labradoodles can do a better job, the poodle half is pretty smart!!
Seems on brand
Onion?
soledadobrien
How is it possible that a dog-breeding enterprise which been in business for only 6 years, is sol for nearly a quarter million dollars? Something is wrong with this entire cadre of crazies.
No! Tell me that’s a lie!
Let's ask the labradoodles for their opinion.
He never heard the 'Heckuva Job, Brownie' story, did he
The ineptitude of the Trump administration is beyond belief.
Well let’s hope he didn’t tap him! This is really getting weird now! 😳
“... the biggest majority are either crazy or have a hereditary problem”
boyfriends?
Wtf? is now a daily tweet.
Kushner speaking to WH staff: Can you image tapping someone who clearly has no relevant experience, no real track record and putting them in charge of something vital to our nation's future? Staff (suppressing hysterical laughter): Hard to imagine.
Who made this shit up
Einstein worked as a patent clerk. Yall hateful.
'Heckuva job Brownie.' W to Michael D. Brown during Katrina. Prior to being FEMA head, Brown was 'Judges and Stewards Commissioner' for the International Arabian Horse Association from 1989-2001
I guess we will all be getting rabies shots soon
Whaaaat
VerdantSquare
Omg, it’s “Brownie” all over again, only worse if that’s possible
We’re really going to the dogs now, aren’t we?
Definitely thought this was TheOnion
And, here she is!
It seems that going from an Arabian horse breeder (GWB admin) to a Labradoodle breeder is a significant step down. No offense to labradoodle breeders.
Yay! They are sooooo cute!
I’ve said all along the GOP has gone to the dogs.
at this rate, that dog breeder is probably one of the most qualified people in the administration. At least he's an adult and not a senior from Liberty University
What? What will it take for the GOP to stand up and say enough of this bullsh*t! Over 45,000 dead Americans? Does it have to be 60? 100? Is there even a line?
Well this gets more interesting by the day doesn't it...
You cant make this shit up
Could be worse, moronavirus DonaldJTrumpJr and Covidiot EricTrump weren’t assigned to it.
🤦🤦🤦🤬
Wait ... are you saying there’s NOBODY coordinating the response now?
Brownie wasn't available?
Well I can see he’s well qualified.
If he had been a Golden Doodle breeder we'd all be ok now.
thebafflermag
what the fuck
Corruption and ineptitude are the two traits this administration admire. SecAzar
I’m looking..... I’m looking...... NOPE. Totally do not have that on on my bingo card. Damn!!
Journos have been trying to manufacture a 'heckuva job Brownie' out of this for the past month. But Fauci and Birx have been in charge and they can't get Trump to fire them so they can't. So they dug down and found this guy.
JournoGeoffZ Holy shit! I expected this to be a parody article.
Laugh all you want, but I haven’t seen one report of a Labradoodle contracting the virus, so things must be going well
robertloerzel
Hmmm, let's see, a big Trump donor amirite
labradoodles are not a recognized akc breed so he is a hobby breeder.
How's this any different from Trump calling Alex Rodriguez seeking advice on coronavirus response? None of those people belong in leadership positions.
Oh crap.
Oh, great. You would have thought they learned their lesson about those kinds of appointments with “Heck of a job, Brownie.” who was a horse show judge.
Thank god MichaelRCaputo is there to help .... god help us OIGatHHS
Awesome
JoanneKenen great breed
My labradoodle is smarter than yours...😂🤣😂🤣
Does this administration's hatred of science, skill, and expertise have no bounds?
Looks like he’s about to say “And that’s not all folks!”
You mean breeding Labradoodles isn't required training to coordinate the coronavirus response? That's still more expertise than Jared or Ivanka.
This is Caputo, right? He's like the fixer inside HHS now.
Following the footsteps of 'Brownie' George W. Bush's FEMA Director. Brownie ran Arabian Horse shows, before his 'amazing' career at FEMA.
V2019N What's with bringing on morons like this to handle HUGE National problems like this? So this clown was a DOG BREEDER. Reminds me of Michael Brown, appointed as Director of FEMA by George W Bush. His qualification? He'd been Commissioner for International Arabian Horse Association
Is this for real or is plagiarizing articles from the TheOnion ?🤦
Mobute I'm sorry, why is being a professional Labradoodle breeder not a qualification for coordinating a pandemic response?
Perhaps he or she was a Labradoodle breeder by day and a virologist/epidemiologist by night....no -not even i'm buying that one
FFS. Can they not mess this one thing up. It is pretty darn important. Only the best.. sigh.
Who let the dogs in?
I was so sure I was being punked.
This headline...? ArtDecider
Dereklowe I am a semi-professional car racer and an amateur tattoo artist.
Breeder: 'I make a living off animals fucking.' Me: 'Doesn't that contribute to overpopulation and genetic diseases?' Breeder: 'Easy money.'
Someone needs to tell the Trump administration that Idiocracy was FANTASY, not a guide book...
deray At first I thought this was a joke. But then I remembered this is the Trump administration we're talking about.
Breeding labradoodles is totally the same as navigating an infectious disease response. 🤦🏻♀️
rob_cyran Worked for Dick Cheney huh 🤔🤔
Presumably he's done other things in his career.
V2019N Incompetent toadies.
It the everyday banalities of life that let you know the empire is ending Patrick_Wyman
What. The. Actual. Fuck. 🤬🤬🤬
higginsdunn investigate
V2019N
JFC.
Um, OK, Not a headline I'd ever expect...
What the fuck is going on in America?
Still better than Jared kushner
HHSGov SecAzar sounds like a brilliant guy. His next appointment might need to be a grave digger.
We're all going to die, aren't we?
That is nothing, Canada picked a part time drama teacher/snow board instructor/ blackface recidivist as Prime Minister. JustinTrudeau
Cool cool cool, this is fine, everything is fine. No need to worry, we got a dog guy running things. I feel way better!
Oh FFS.
Makes total sense!
deray Heckuva job Brownie
Evidence that this government has gone to the dogs
No labradoodles infected.
How is this real life
A dog breeder was chosen to lead federal virus response? It wasn't his hobby either. How could we not be living in a disaster
Wow. Just wow. Only the finest in the Trump universe, right?
I thought this had to be from the Onion. We are so fucked
NOT AN ONION HEADLINE!
given the administration we have, this actually makes perfect sense.