Trump’s attack comes after top White House officials admonished House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for undermining trust in Birx.
President Donald Trump on Monday slammed White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx after the public health official said the pandemic was “extraordinarily widespread.”
Trump’s attack comes shortly after top White House officials admonished House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for undermining trust in Birx.
“So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combatting the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!”
POLITICO reported last week that Pelosi tore into Birx in closed-door negotiations with administration officials, saying the White House was in “horrible hands” with the public health expert leading the coronavirus taskforce. Pelosi continued her criticism of Birx on Sunday during an appearance on ABC.
Past reporting by The New York Times presented Birx as a coronavirus optimist who told Trump that the United States was on its way to flattening its curve like Italy and that outbreaks were easing.
Yet on Sunday, Birx struck a more somber tone when she said the pandemic was entering a new, dangerous phase.
“What we are seeing today is different from March and April. It is extraordinarily widespread,” Birx told CNN, adding that the pandemic was affecting both urban and rural areas.
Trump’s public attack on Birx was at odds with recent messaging from his top spokespeople, who fiercely defended Birx days ago following Pelosi’s criticism.
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President Trump slammed White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx this morning after she said the pandemic was “extraordinarily widespread” https://t.co/zXvYQxpl24
— POLITICO (@politico) August 3, 2020
So Trump finally came for Dr. Birx for speaking the truth. This was, of course, inevitable. Which is why she might as well have done so from the start. #ettd in full effect. @RadioFreeTom https://t.co/CNcSXdZ5LG
— CanerdianGirl thanks you for wearing a mask (@CanerdianGirl) August 3, 2020
Birx didn’t hit anyone. She told the truth about the status of the pandemic. It’s pathetic that Trump can’t simply back up his own people. People who are taking shots daily almost exclusively because he’s their boss. https://t.co/902kr8neOc
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) August 3, 2020
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