Some members of the national media criticized the credentials of those rumored to be joining a second White House task force focused on reopening the American economy after the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of the task force will include chief of staff Mark Meadows, senior White House advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, among others, sources told Fox News on Monday.

The White House has not yet made an announcement on the task force's members, but one is expected on Tuesday. In response to the Fox News report, several prominent journalists and political pundits lamented the lack of medical experts on the committee.



28.5 percent of these people are members of Trump's family.



14 percent of them said 1.5 months ago that the virus was contained "pretty close to airtight."



14 percent of them predicted the virus "will help accelerate the return of jobs to North America." pic.twitter.com/rgduyVpdtc — Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 13, 2020

Imagining the right's response if on Earth Two President Hillary Clinton put Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky on her council to re-open America . . . https://t.co/wkGolpMP4U — David French (@DavidAFrench) April 13, 2020

Trump is bringing bananas to a gun fight https://t.co/ik3FYZXgF7 — Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) April 13, 2020



President Trump has expressed his eagerness to get the country back to work soon.

"America will again and soon be open for business," he said on March 23. "We are not going to let it turn into a long-lasting financial problem."

A record number of people have been put out of work as states across the country have closed bars, restaurants, and other nonessential businesses in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. More than a half-million have contracted COVID-19, and the United States has reported over 23,000 deaths from the virus as of Monday.