Whoever is in charge of the Biden administration’s response to the baby formula crisis, it is definitely not Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper Sunday when she first learned about the formula shortage, Raimondo said, “Uh, I first learned about it, you know, a couple of months ago.” Which led Tapper to cut in, “So April?”
Raimondo might be the only person in America that thinks the Biden administration is doing a good job on the formula shortage, but her response also raises the question, “If the Commerce secretary isn’t in charge of getting more baby formula on the shelves, who is?” “And so, when we ask, ‘Who was told, either by the FDA or the Department of Health and Human Services or the USDA, here in the West Wing — who was told first? How did that get from that person, eventually, to the President?’ It’s completely understandable. There are thousands of things going on across the federal government today,” he continued.
Jean-Pierre’s response did not inspire confidence. “So, Ed, the President was briefed through his regular channels, as he is briefed on countless priorities that the President of the United States has to deal with.