Pres. Obama wasn't looking for an Ebola expert when he picked Ron Klain to be the new Ebola Czar, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained Friday.

"What does Ron Klain know about Ebola?" a reporter asked Earnest at a press conference.

"The president wanted somebody who could serve in a coordinating function, to manage our implementation of our whole of government approach to this Ebola situation."

"To more directly address your question, what we were looking for was not an Ebola expert, but rather an implementation expert, and that's exactly what Ron Klain is."

Earnest when on to praise Klain's involvement in the 2009 Stimulus, which he said "exceeded expectations."