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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 02:26 PM Jun 2020

'Increased testing is good': Dr Birx privately tells governors to ignore Trump on coronavirus

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/increased-testing-is-good-dr-birx-privately-tells-governors-to-ignore-trump-on-coronavirus/

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Dr. Deborah Birx has privately contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims that coronavirus testing might not be necessary.

The coordinator of the president’s coronavirus task force told governors in a call Monday they must increase testing to identify asymptomatic individuals to help fight a worsening outbreak in many parts of the country, reported The Daily Beast.
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'Increased testing is good': Dr Birx privately tells governors to ignore Trump on coronavirus (Original Post) soothsayer Jun 2020 OP
But Dr. Brix exboyfil Jun 2020 #1
Why "in private" damn girl , SHOUT IT OUT! He's never gonna love you like he does Ivanka, give up! BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #2
+++ still_one Jun 2020 #3
I just saw dr Fauci on CNBC at140 Jun 2020 #4
Trump lies even when the truth makes a better story soothsayer Jun 2020 #5
Of course he didn't ask them to do it. gibraltar72 Jun 2020 #6

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
1. But Dr. Brix
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 02:35 PM
Jun 2020

You said Trump was up to date on the latest scientific literature and uses his business acumen to lead our country through this crisis.

"He has been so attentive to the details and the data and his ability to analyze and integrate data has been a real benefit during these discussions about medical issues," she added.

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2020/march/us-coronavirus-task-force-coordinator-tells-news-communities-have-the-ability-to-stop-spreading-virus

at140

(6,110 posts)
4. I just saw dr Fauci on CNBC
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 02:45 PM
Jun 2020

and he said, no one has asked anyone on the task force to reduce testing.
So who is telling the truth, Trump or Fauci?

gibraltar72

(7,504 posts)
6. Of course he didn't ask them to do it.
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 03:34 PM
Jun 2020

They are honorable people. He did it by having Jared foul up the supply. Then he pitted governors against one another to get testing supplies. One other thing I noted the Navy guy said they granted all pharmacies the right to do testing everyone has one within 5 miles. Yeah they had the right to do it but they had no tests. They completely skirted several questions.

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