Trip cancelled to Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDC is at core of US effort to address coronavirus outbreakSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 2.00pm GMT A top communications official is set to leave the White House later this month, it appears, as the president continues to muddle through not just his administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak but its messaging, too.Adam Kennedy, a deputy communications director, is on his way out, according to Politico, which reports that he was:Also a deputy assistant to the president, has overseen a team of 11 communications staffers and also worked on building out messaging materials for various White House policy rollouts, including tax reform. A top research official at the Republican National Committee during 2016, he has worked in the White House since the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.Kennedy led the White House’s rapid response efforts on impeachment and other crises, including Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation battle, is leaving the government later this month, according to two White House officials. Kennedy will be replaced by Julia Hahn, a former Breitbart writer who is currently director of rapid response and surrogate operations for the White House, according to one of the White House officials. Hahn will report to White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham. 1.35pm GMT Donald Trump is heading to Nashville this morning to visit areas hit by the deadly nighttime tornado that tore through Tennessee before dawn on Tuesday, killing 25, injuring at least 150 and destroying or damaging almost 600 homes with winds that reached 175mph.The president will be departing the White House soon, so let’s watch out for any comments on the lawn, aka “chopper talk” before he boards the Marine One helicopter to take him to Air Force One and thence the south. Related: Mike Pence shouldn’t lead the coronavirus taskforce. He can’t be trusted | Lucky Tran Continue reading…
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