Global health expert J. Stephen Morrison said the situation also shines a fresh spotlight on a decline in U.S. global leadership that has been years in the making.
Still, even as Pompeo has touted American benevolence, the State Department has quietly asked allies and foes alike for assistance in combating the public health crisis.In March, State Department leaders directed U.S. diplomats overseas to ask foreign governments if they have any extra medical equipment or personal protective gear to sell to the U.S., according to senior State Department official.
"We’re doing our best effort to reach out to any country and any private business overseas that might be able to contribute," the official said. A second State Department official emphasized that the U.S. is seeking to buy these items, not seeking donations. "During the coronavirus pandemic, the two most energetic Samaritans – Russia and China – are using their ostensible assistance for geopolitical gains," wrote Elisabeth Braw, a security and defense expert at the London-based Royal United Services Institute think tank, in a recent article forBut Martin Thorley, a China expert at the University of Nottingham, in England, pointed out that it was important not to attach such motives to individuals in China who have offered to send...
A spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the Trump administration's coronavirus response, did not respond to questions about whether his task force has a coherent strategy for acquiring much-needed medical supplies from abroad, while still helping foreign countries seeking U.S. aid for the same reason.
"This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment, only it’s not going to be localized. It’s going to be happening all over the country," Adams told Fox News Sunday.
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