Pres. Trump publicly criticized White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx for the first time, after she broke from his line of positive messaging and delivered dire warnings about the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Deborah Birx warned the virus is now “extraordinarily widespread” in the United States and urged people to take more precautions.
Trump, in a tweet, appeared to suggest that Birx's response to criticism from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi"hit" the administration.Trump's tweet comes on the heels ofco-anchor Martha Raddatz Sunday she does not have confidence in the task force doctor. Birx also warned that the pandemic has entered"a new phase," contradicting the president's persistently optimistic predictions as he pushes schools to reopen for full in-person instruction and resists any reversals on reopenings.
President Donald Trump, with Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx, speaks on vaccine development, May 15, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House.
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