Dr. Deborah Birx Told The White House That Coronavirus Surge Was Fading: Report

[marmar]

(HuffPost) Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, insisted to the Trump administration that the coronavirus pandemic would soon slow down, comparing the U.S. to Italy and its experience with the virus, The New York Times revealed in a damning report published Saturday.

Birx believed that the U.S. would see a peak in cases, followed by a slow and lasting decline, just as Italy has seen, the Times reported.

Her optimistic take on models assessing the virus apparently encouraged President Donald Trump to put pressure on states to relax regulations meant to slow the spread of the virus in mid-April, the Times reported.

The paper interviewed more than two dozen administration officials and reviewed emails and documents to uncover how the White House handled its response to the spread of COVID-19. .........(more)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deborah-birx-trump-admin-coronavirus-fading_n_5f0f5f8ec5b643a58ebcaefb?

[louis-t]

1. I knew she was an ass kisser.

Tells him what he wants to hear. I believe she is wrong.

[North Shore Chicago]

2. Anus

goes along with a woman's idea when it suits his? Now THIS is a joke!

[Nevilledog]

3. They're throwing her under the bus...where she deserves to be.

[jrthin]

12. They should also put the bus is reverse and back over her. She

has earned it!

[appalachiablue]

4. 'embers,' little embers of fire that will go away: nighty, night

[Turbineguy]

5. Yes, but that happens in an uncontrolled epidemic anyway.

[Takket]

6. she told drumpf what he wanted to hear to improve her standing and power.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Scarf-face is a mal-practicer

I just don't know why real doctors are putting up with her bullshit.

[SKKY]

8. If she said it was going to fade like Italy, then that confirms to me she has not a clue...

...of what she talks. Italy's cases went down, much like Spain, because they went on lock down and had a national mandate to wear masks when not in your personal residence.

[lunasun]

9. Pence appointed her

She did a lot of work with military and cdc AIDS vaccine maybe she is just another koolaid drinker whose reasoning went south after trump love

[Iliyah]

10. OK . .

and now they are blaming her . .

blame, blame, blame. It is not her . .

[budkin]

11. She's worthless

Utterly worthless.