I can't stand this SOB, but this does make sense, surprisingly, even states that trump should appoint the members

We Need a 9/11-Like Coronavirus Commission – Appointed By Trump   By  Peter Roff  April 9 2020

The 9/11 Commission provided both lawmakers and the national security apparatus with clear guidelines and recommendations to minimize the likelihood of future catastrophic attacks against the United States.

Although the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) represents a different kind of threat and is not yet resolved, lessons can be extracted so that the impact of future pandemics is lessened.

A commission based on interviews, testimony, and objective truths would be helpful. But one that’s appointed by President Trump – which sounds very different than what congressional Democrats like California Rep. Adam Schiff have in mind.

Newsweek contributing editor Peter Roth explains:

Well, Schiff’s back—and with a vengeance. In the middle of the effort to combat the most serious crisis facing the United States since the near-collapse of the financial sector at the end of the George W. Bush administration, he is pushing to establish a coronavirus commission modeled on what followed the 9/11 attacks to study how the country got where it is now.

Usually, one waits until a conflict is resolved before engaging in an in-depth examination of its cause. What Schiff wants is another opportunity to stick it to Trump, plain and simple. In his mind, he’s the avenger, looking out for the interests of the common man against a potentate laying waste to this great country.

He is right on one point, however. There should be a commission, ideally appointed by the president, that looks at all aspects of the COVID-19 crisis with special concentration on the way federal and state governments failed the citizens who put them in office.

Such a commission, if it were bipartisan and composed of heavyweights from the fields of medicine, government and industry, could do a lot to help us understand how and why things got as far as they did. A panel led by the likes of former Vice President Dick Cheney or former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republicans and former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta or former Governor Jerry Brown for the Democrats would immediately command the public’s respect. They’ve demonstrated at one time or another that they’re not afraid to ask hard questions and follow the truth where it leads. More important, they would not shy away from making tough recommendations regarding future economic, health and national security needs—even if they might upset the institutions and political allies that once gave them their considerable power.