COVID confusion meets GOP defiance: The Note

President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci are confronting defiance, though the more problematic enemy may be weariness.

The TAKE with Rick Klein An unpredictable virus, plus shifting scientific consensus, plus bureaucratic inertia would be enough of a challenge. Toss in the politics of the moment -- yes, politics that plays inside both parties -- and the enormity of the task ahead presents itself. The America that President Joe Biden said was "coming back together" on the Fourth of July is neither coming back nor together at the start of August. It's testing Biden's commitments to both follow the science and be honest and transparent about COVID-19 and what should be done about it.