That was my immediate thought when the orange fatty read the names on his list in the Rose Garden. No way these people knew. I've been waiting for the people to speak up.
It takes a disastrous effort at creating a group like this to make even Stephen Moore sound wise.
I am not even sure what purpose it is meant to serve. Who can synthesize information from so many sources? You need to begin with a hypothesis of how it will work first, even if you expect it to change. Much smaller team of actual economists. That is, unless you leave the market to decide and let government be responsible for saying when it is safe.