The comments come after Pelosi reportedly called Birx ‘the worst’ in a meeting with White House officials.
that Birx was the White House’s “chief evangelist for the idea that the threat from the virus was fading” in the early stages of the outbreak and relied on shortsighted models.Birx responded that she has “tremendous respect for the Speaker,” and instead addressed thearticle, calling it “unfortunate” and asserting, “I have never been called pollyannish or non-scientific or non-data driven.
Alyssa Farah, the White House’s director of strategic communications. “It’s also just wrong. Period. Hard stop.”Birx has been perceived by Democrats as overly willing to accommodate and overlook Trump’s less-than-scientific takes on the virus. The most notable moment came in April, when she defended Trump’s suggestion that injecting disinfectant could be used as a coronavirus treatment. She
that “when he gets new information, he likes to talk that through out loud and really have that dialogue,” adding that he was “still digesting that information.”“Notice how Birx tries to lie and say Trump was just getting this info in real time. As she's saying it, she realizes Trump already admitted to having the briefing earlier, so she has to add ‘before the meeting,’”
progressive commentator David Pakman in response to Birx’s comments in April. “She just can't be trusted, period.”
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