ButWhiteHouseChiefofstaffMarkMeadowsurgedFDAheadStephenHahntoeauthorizethevaccinebyFridayandquippedthatheshouldpreparetoresignifnotahsenioradministrationofficialssaidOnFriday, MeadowsleanedonHanduring a phoneconversationonFriday.
TheofficialtoldReutersthatMeadowscommentaboutresigningquotewasn't a redlinebutwasmoreofequippedwiththeintentionofurgingquotetheFDAtoactquicklyandgetthejobdoneandstopthedelays.