“Colleagues of mine that I knew for decades – decades – in that one experience, because I was in the White House, decided that I had become that political person, even though they’ve known me forever,” she said. “I had to ask myself every morning: is there anything I think I can do that would be useful in responding to this pandemic? And it is something that I asked myself every night.”
When asked if she had already considered giving up, she replied: “Always”.
Birx acknowledged during the interview that he knew the outcome of the election would be a factor in government communication about the pandemic.
“When I got to the point where I could – I was getting nowhere and it was like just before the election, I wrote a very detailed communication plan of what needed to happen the day after the election and how it needed to be carried out. And there were many promises that this would happen, “she said, adding that she herself had never withheld information.
In December, Birx told Newsy that he would help with the transition to the Biden government and “be useful in any role where people think I can be useful, and then I will retire.”