What’s keeping Trump from eliminating Walters’ position and laying him off? Decisions on medical evacuations should be approved or disapproved by the CDC, and not the State Department.
There are not enough events yet to hang it around Walters neck. The timing needs to be right, even though no matter what happens it will be Trump’s fault. Should Trump have a replacement ready, the follow-up decisions by Replacement better solve the problem, and not exacerbate it. Virus control is difficult.