“Whoops, the polls are running against us. Time to pretend we’re doing something.”
Along similar lines of ineptitude, I saw on FOX that the administration said that the goal of degrading ISIL was proceeding, despite their apparent tactical gains.
For Obama's part, that wouldn't have stopped him from more fundraising. This 'meeting' is the result of the 'rats full on revolt demanding that he not further foul up their campaign optics by being seen to take TWO potential pandemics frivolously.