Obama Cancels More Travel to Oversee Ebola Response, Urging ‘Aggressive’ Action
Source: New York Times
President Obama on Wednesday night canceled his planned travel on Thursday, for the second straight day, so he could stay at the White House to oversee the government’s response to the Ebola crisis, officials said.
Mr. Obama had been scheduled to travel to Rhode Island on Thursday for an economic-themed speech before continuing on to New York City to raise money for Democratic candidates in next month’s midterm elections.
Officials said the president would “follow up” Thursday on a meeting he held Wednesday with members of his cabinet who are responsible for confronting the spread of the virus in West Africa and its arrival in the United States.
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Officials said they would release further details about Mr. Obama’s Thursday activities later. The cancellation of Thursday’s trip came after officials had canceled plans for the president to attend a fund-raiser and a rally on Wednesday.
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