'Censored' Dr. Birx unloads on Trump: 'I saw the president presenting graphs that I never made'

[DonViejo]

Link to tweet

[Thekaspervote]

1. Yet I remember her saying on Ntl news how dotard studied all the science blah blah blah

She’s awful!!

[vlyons]

2. and did she ever call this out publicly?

nooooooooooooo

[Sneederbunk]

3. Were the graphs made with a sharpie?

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. Birx can't have it both ways.

She was so enamored with being in the public eye that she abandoned her ethics to stand with Trump.

It really is just that simple!

[underpants]

5. Before the piling on starts - consider if she wasn't there to control them

If she wasn’t out communicating with local officials and governors.

[OnDoutside]

6. Yet Fauci has retained his credibility and she hasn't. Birx has only herself

to blame.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Wasn't it Scarfi's job to uphold some integrity?

Hello? Why whine now? So useless and self-serving. Meh.

[WhiteTara]

8. womp womp Scarf Hag

[obamanut2012]

18. Hag, really?

Why a gendered slur?

[WhiteTara]

19. but asshole is considered non controversial

got it.

Glad you're sticking up for that "woman" who allowed bleach to be part of the medical conversation. Yep, she's a hag.

[Squinch]

9. And you said not a word. Asshole.

[dem4decades]

10. She should just go away. She failed the American people.

[think4yourself]

11. Pathetic

She’s doing a whole public relations tour now.

[Polly Hennessey]

12. Too bad, Birx. Just go away. n/t

[magicarpet]

13. Dr. Birx said of trDump....

"He’s been so attentive to the scientific literature and the details and the data,” Birx said. “I think his ability to analyze and integrate data that comes out of his long history in business has really been a real benefit during these discussions about medical issues.”


Despite what Birx would have you believe, Trump has been pushing misleading and contradictory medical advice. On February 26, for instance, he claimed coronavirus cases would “be down to close to zero.” His claim was hard to swallow then, and barely a month later the US has more than 85,000 cases.

It’s true Trump is sensitive to certain kinds of data — but those kinds generally include his own poll numbers and the stock market, not indicators of public health. Relatedly, Trump is currently pushing to reopen businesses currently shuttered by Easter — a timetable much faster than what public health experts recommend. So not only is Trump not “attentive to the scientific literature,” but, as I’ve detailed, a number of comments he’s made this week have illustrated that he doesn’t get the basics about how public health crises work.
(snip, much more at link below,)

https://www.vox.com/2020/3/27/21197074/deborah-birx-praised-trump-scientific-literature-coronavirus

[SledDriver]

17. "Person, woman, man, camera, TV"

"...so attentive to the scientific literature and the details and the data”
"...his ability to analyze and integrate data that comes out of his long history in business..."

Doctors after his cognitive test: "Man that fucker knows a camel when he sees one!"

[Ferrets are Cool]

14. Attempting to salvage that career, huh?

You are corrupt and complicit.

[still_one]

15. I am not going to fault Dr. Brix too much on this. Dr. Fauci had similar problems with trump,

and was actually ordered NOT to appear on some news programs for a while

The reason I am coming to her defense on this is because I believe she thought she could be more helpful if she stayed on rather than speak out and most likely be forced to resign

The problem I have defending her is that during her assignment on the team, she enthusiastically complimented trump on his understanding and handling of the crisis, something Fauci never did

Dr. Fauci said he was blocked from coming on Rachel Maddow's show, which is another example of just how awful the trump administration was

[StevieM]

22. You might want to read this New Yorker article.

It gives a more balanced perspective of Dr. Birx and the situation she was dealing with. I also provided my own thoughts on her circumstances in my post a little below (#21).

This article is extremely long, but pretty amazing. And, of course, you could just search for Dr. Birx's name. You could also skip to chapter 16, which is the one that is largely about her.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year

[still_one]

23. Thanks Stevie. I'll read it tonight

[catbyte]

16. She lost all credibility the minute she laughingly said that trump "was very good at analyzing

data and was so attentive."

Come on. Yeah, he was "very good at analyzing data" for about 30 seconds and just as long as it contained lots of pictures and very little text.

[magicguido]

20. So why didn't you speak up, Doctor?? Were you under his Cult spell too?

[StevieM]

21. Here is a really good New Yorker article that discusses COVID and might help shed light on Dr. Birx.

It is extremely long, but extremely good.

You could also just search for Dr. Birx's name in the article and read those parts.

Or just skip down to Chapter 16, entitled "Thelma and Louise." That section is heavily about her.

I want to be fair with her since I appreciate how difficult her circumstances were. Let's not forget that Democratic governors were also forced to sing his praises at times, in order to get fair treatment for their states. There was a psychopathic child in the White House, and we all had to figure out how to best deal with that, for ourselves and for others.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year