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In an candid interview, Birx says she knew the collaboration with Trump White House would be the end of her federal career.
Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as the coordinator of the coronavirus response in the White House while former president Donald Trump was still in office, worked during an exclusive interview with CBS News’ Margaret Brennan during her time with the Trump administration. Birx has often been criticized for not pushing back enough on Trump’s comments about the pandemic, and for suggesting that her reactions may be misinterpreted – such as the time Trump asked her if she could treat COVID-19 with a bleach injection. – she did expect the concert to perform. likely to be the end of her federal career. “You can not go into something that is so polarized and do not believe that you will be infected by the experience,” she told Brennan, adding that she “must retire” within the next few weeks.> WATCH: Birx responds to claim that she became an “apologist” to Trump and * that * moment * when the former president proposed using disinfectant as a potential treatment for COVID19 >> “I was not prepared for that. I did not even knew what to do in that moment. ” pic.twitter.com/2ddCblGllH >> – Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 24, 2021> “I know I will not really be allowed to continue successfully within the federal government,” Birx told @margbrennan and mentioned her role as the COVID19 task force leading a ‘terminal event’ for her career >> adds that she is likely to retire in the next 4-6 weeks from @cdcgov pic.twitter.com/dHHT2styEN >> – Face The Nation ( @FaceTheNation) January 24, 2021Birx did say she wished she was ‘more candid’ about certain things like COVID-19 testing, especially since it was known that she ‘pushed the envelope privately’. But she suggested that the culture of the White House eventually turned out to be too unknown. > Birx’s biggest mistake with leading the Trump Coronavirus task force? >> “I always feel like I could have done more, more outspoken, maybe more outspoken in public. I did not know all the consequences of all these issues.” >> More of her interview on today’s @FaceTheNation- photo. twitter.com/egZeFZCQ0W >> – Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 24, 2021 More stories from theweek.com 5 extremely funny cartoons about Biden’s COVID-19 push Republicans back against Biden’s coronavirus response at a surprisingly high rate , poll shows ‘No’ ‘McConnell had a revelation after Trump’, says political scientist