# Claim 335

Caputo said his role was to prevent CDC communications from conflicting with the president's own statements about the pandemic.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Caputo said his role was to prevent CDC communications from conflicting with the president's own statements about the pandemic.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Aligning messaging with the president's statements
- About: [incident 2020-hhs-officials-alter-cdc-covid-guidance-before-publication](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-hhs-officials-alter-cdc-covid-guidance-before-publication)
- Source: Political Meddling In The Fight Against COVID-19. https://www.npr.org/2020/09/23/916092154/political-meddling-in-the-fight-against-covid-19
- Publisher: NPR
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2020-09-23

## Quotation from the source

> execute the president's agenda and to knock down any messaging, any communications that were seen as conflicting with what President Trump was saying about coronavirus.

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