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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,175 posts) Sun Jul 19, 2020, 03:11 PM Jul 2020

Dr Birx told Trump in April that the coronavirus would soon be gone [View all]

and influenced the administration's push to reopen the economy and lift lockdown

Dr Deborah Birx, the chief medical officer on the White House coronavirus task force, told the Trump administration in April that it was not a long term problem for the U, reported The New York Times.

Birx claimed that the virus in the US would follow the same trajectory as it did in Italy, with a sharp spike in infections followed by a gradual decline in infections.

The optimistic picture provided by Birx was reportedly welcomed by Trump administration officials, as the president pushed for states to lift lockdown and measures and for the economy to gear up ahead of November's presidential election.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dr-birx-told-president-trump-115553164.html

And there were others who disagreed. Trump chose to listen to Birx.

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Dr Birx told Trump in April that the coronavirus would soon be gone [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

Her opinions are becoming meaningless as she tries to suckup to Trump Historic NY Jul 2020 #1

I think this is probably spot on Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #2

+1, I'd like to here her back this claim up cause Red Don would throw people under the bus & expect uponit7771 Jul 2020 #5

Dr Brix and Dr Nick Disaffected Jul 2020 #3

This Dr. Nick? SergeStorms Jul 2020 #43

The very one. nt Disaffected Jul 2020 #45

I don't believe this, I'd like to hear that backed up by her own words. They could be trying to ... uponit7771 Jul 2020 #4

You could read the NYT article confirming this from yesterday. niyad Jul 2020 #11

If it doesn't quote her I'm not taking it in no matter the source. With this information we need uponit7771 Jul 2020 #23

She refused to be interviewed for the article. n/t ChiTownDenny Jul 2020 #36

NFW! Even if she did, Trumps owns this murderous mismanagement OhNo-Really Jul 2020 #34

It is really hard to believe that . . Iliyah Jul 2020 #6

See the NYT article from yesterday. niyad Jul 2020 #12

whatever kind of soul that woman ever have barbtries Jul 2020 #7

She should resign. SunSeeker Jul 2020 #8

She should go. She sold out and stayed when proven wrong Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #9

And he chose the model developed by a half ass economist. gibraltar72 Jul 2020 #10

Everything Trump Touches Dies, and respected Dr Birx got sucked in to the whirlpool Hekate Jul 2020 #13

She's a dominionist like Barr, Pence, Pompeo... jcgoldie Jul 2020 #14

Fking religion! It destroyed my family and now it's destroying my country. OMGWTF Jul 2020 #30

The first time I saw her at one of those "briefings", she had that nancy reagan stepford wives niyad Jul 2020 #15

What I noticed about her in the beginning PatSeg Jul 2020 #32

Never trusted her durablend Jul 2020 #16

"Dr. Birx was more central than publicly known to the Hortensis Jul 2020 #17

Apparently She & Jared Are Now Buds Me. Jul 2020 #38

I dont care for her but I dont believe for a second that she told them .. bullimiami Jul 2020 #18

And when it started going off the rails exboyfil Jul 2020 #21

Morons can be doctors Generic Brad Jul 2020 #26

touche' bullimiami Jul 2020 #44

Sounds like the newest 'shift the blame' BS by the WH... WePurrsevere Jul 2020 #19

She flushed her credibility in March exboyfil Jul 2020 #20

Birx might be remembered for announcing that tennis could be safely social empedocles Jul 2020 #22

Scarfy has been a sellout for Trump almost from the very COLGATE4 Jul 2020 #24

her opinions are as dead to me as those from all republicans, libertarians, NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #25

See you in hell Scarf Lady. OMGWTF Jul 2020 #27

Yeah, that was her #1 goal, gab13by13 Jul 2020 #29

If this country had done a hard shut down as did Italy, yeah, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #28

Yes but... mgardener Jul 2020 #31

Trump listened to her because she told him what he wanted to hear. patphil Jul 2020 #33

Wonder if these sycophants suck up because of fear, or loyalty, or need of power bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #37

What Would We Expect From A Homophobic, Conservative Republican? Me. Jul 2020 #35

Maybe, but this is an admin who threw Fauci under the bus. aikoaiko Jul 2020 #39

She said it, Trump bought it RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2020 #40

Birx needs to be fired right now. Thousands of deaths can be laid at her door for early reopenings. Lonestarblue Jul 2020 #41

And the US could've had the same trajectory as Italy if there was a NATION WIDE SHUTDOWN. iluvtennis Jul 2020 #42