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In a frank interview, Birx said he knew working with Trump White House would be the end of his federal career
Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as coronavirus response coordinator at the White House while former President Donald Trump was still in office, spoke about her time working with the Trump administration during an exclusive interview with Margaret Brennan of CBS News on Sunday . criticized for not going back far enough in Trump’s comments about the pandemic, and although she suggested that her reactions could be misinterpreted – like the time Trump asked her if COVID-19 could be treated with an injection of bleach – she anticipated that the show would probably be the end of his federal career. “You cannot go into something so polarized and not believe that you will not be contaminated by this experience,” she told Brennan, adding that “she will need to retire” in the coming weeks.> WATCH: Birx reacts to claims that she has become ” Trump’s apologist “and * that * moment when the ex-president suggested using disinfectant as a potential treatment for COVID19 >>” I wasn’t prepared for that. I didn’t even know what to do at that time. ” pic.twitter.com/2ddCblGllH >> – Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 24, 2021> “I know I wouldn’t be allowed to continue successfully within the federal government,” Birx told @margbrennan, calling her paper leading the COVID19 task force a “terminal event” for her career >> Adds that she will probably retire in the next 4-6 weeks from @cdcgov pic.twitter.com/dHHT2styEN >> – Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 24 , 2021Birx said he would have liked to “talk more publicly” about things like the COVID-19 test, especially since she is known for “pushing the bar” in particular. But she suggested that, ultimately, the White House culture turned out to be very strange. > Birx’s biggest mistake leading the Trump coronavirus task force? >> “I always feel like I could have done more, be more frank, maybe be more frank publicly. I didn’t know all the consequences of all these issues.” >> More of her interview in today’s @FaceTheNation photo. twitter.com/egZeFZCQ0W >> – Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 24, 2021More stories from theweek.com 5 sarcastically funny caricatures of Biden’s COVID-19 pressure Trump on the DOJ to sue states over the Supreme Court election supposedly ‘got really intense’ republicans support the response to Biden’s coronavirus at a surprisingly high rate, research suggests