[caww]

The article states..........”the administration” ultimately decided to bring back the 14 Americans who tested positive for the virus, without telling the president”.....

Would be interesting to know ‘WHO’ that was exactly.

[greeneyes]

Ian Brownlee, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, appears to feel he was right in overriding the President’s directives.

Ian G. Brownlee became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs in February 2019. Previously he had served as an Inspector in the Office of the Inspector General.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/state-department-employee-in-japan-ignored-president-trumps-orders-and-allowed-americans-with-coronavirus-to-fly-back-to-the-us/

JUST ANOTHER FOGGY BOTTOM BUREAUCRAT THAT THINKS HE’S THE BOSS...AND NOT EVEN THAT HIGH A PAY-GRADE