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White House officials had a special trick they used to keep a straight face during Trump's press conferences, Dr. Birx writes in her tell-all memoir
Colleagues told Dr. Deborah Birx to "focus on a distant point at the back of the room and think of …
Kimberly Leonard,Jake Lahut
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'I just can't': Dr. Deborah Birx privately blasted the Trump White House's COVID-19 strategy while publicly giving it 'cover,' emails show
Birx said the Trump White House's approach to COVID-19 would contribute to an "unacceptable death t…
Grace Panetta
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Trump claimed he did a 'great job' with COVID and said the only thing Dr. Deborah Birx did well was scarves, book says
Donald Trump never respected his former White House COVID-19 coordinator, Deborah Birx, who critici…
Lloyd Lee,Nicole Gaudiano
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Deborah Birx thought about quitting the COVID-19 task force because the Trump administration would 'misrepresent reality,' but George W. Bush talked her out of it: book
"You've got to do this. You need to finish. You can never quit," Bush told Birx, according to her n…
Oma Seddiq,Kimberly Leonard
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Trump decided to shut down the country after a friend got COVID and a hospital he knew well became overwhelmed, book says
"Suddenly, this pandemic was not abstract to him, but very real and personal," Birx, who coordinate…
Warren Rojas,Kimberly Leonard
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Deborah Birx's first meeting with Donald Trump lasted just 30 seconds as he flipped on Fox News, book says
The former COVID-19 coordinator for the White House tried to tell then-President Donald Trump that …
Kimberly Leonard,Grace Panetta
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Trump's White House ignored advice on COVID-19 that could've saved over 130,000 lives, Birx said
The 2020 election "distracted" Trump and took his attention away from the nation's pandemic respons…
John Haltiwanger
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Dr. Deborah Birx says every American COVID-19 death after the first 100,000 could've been mitigated, but a Democratic lawmaker says she's to blame for 'enabling' Trump
Birx said thousands of Americans died preventable deaths, but Rep. Ted Lieu and others accused her …
Kelsey Vlamis
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One map from the White House coronavirus task force shows just how bad the US outbreak is right now
As she urged Americans on Thursday not to travel on Thanksgiving, Dr. Deborah Birx shared a map of …
Hilary Brueck
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Dr. Fauci swooped in to defend coronavirus czar Dr. Birx after Trump called her 'pathetic' for acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic is getting worse in the US
Fauci elaborated on Birx's analysis of the pandemic, saying she was referring to the "insidious" co…
Lauren Frias
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People who met family over Thanksgiving should assume they have COVID-19, get tested, and wear a mask at home, White House advisor Dr. Deborah Birx said
Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the US coronavirus task force, said anyone who gathered for Th…
Grace Dean
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Dr. Deborah Birx says the US is in a new, 'more widespread' phase of the coronavirus pandemic
The White House coronavirus response coordinator told CNN that current outbreaks in the US are "dif…
Libby Torres
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Dr. Birx: Before schools can reopen, coronavirus outbreaks must get under control
Birx endorsed a recommendation from CDC Director Robert Redfield that schools in areas with a 5% po…
Ellen Cranley
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Dr. Birx reportedly played a central role in pressuring CDC to advise for school reopening despite surges in coronavirus cases this summer
The New York Times reported Birx asked the CDC to include a document in school reopening guidance t…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx reportedly says she is 'distressed' at direction of White House COVID-19 task force
Birx told people close to her that she felt her role was diminished after Dr. Scott Atlas joined th…
Lauren Frias
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Trump called the White House Coronavirus Task Force 'that f---ing council that Mike has': book
The book "Nightmare Scenario" describes the task force as "a mess" when Dr. Birx first arrived, "in…
John L. Dorman
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Dr. Deborah Birx says it's 'frustrating' to hear the public repeat false claims about COVID-19
Birx said pieces of false information like "masks don't work" and large gatherings don't cause supe…
Insider Inc.
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Dr. Deborah Birx told Trump in April that the coronavirus would soon be gone and influenced the administration's push to reopen the economy and lift lockdown
Birx thought the US would follow Italy's trajectory, according to The New York Times, with a sharp …
Tom Porter
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Trump accuses Dr. Birx of taking Pelosi's 'bait' after the health expert issued stark warnings about the coronavirus' spread
Birx warned on Sunday that the US has entered a "new phase" of the coronavirus outbreak and urged m…
Eliza Relman
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Sources close to a 'distressed' Dr. Birx say she feels sidelined on the White House coronavirus task force and wonders how much longer she can stay on
Dr. Deborah Birx views Scott Atlas as an "unhealthy influence" on President Donald Trump's thinking…