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Hes (Trump) been so attentive to the scientific literature and the details and the data, I think his ability to analyze and integrate data that comes out of his long history in business has really been a real benefit during these discussions about medical issues.
(interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network)
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/27/21197074/deborah-birx-praised-trump-scientific-literature-coronavirus
Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)brush
(53,968 posts)Barbara2423
(460 posts)riversedge
(70,416 posts)My Pet Orangutan
(9,345 posts)Yes, I stand by it - OUT.
No I don't - I was boosting Trump with fellow evangelicals?
zonemaster
(233 posts)Is she like 10x as good as her next closest competitor?
We already know she can't speak truth to power.
This is neither the time nor the place (role) for that kind of person - even if she were the female equivalent of Jonas Fucking Salk. Why is this a difficult decision?
agingdem
(7,870 posts)when trump suggested drinking bleach and injecting disinfectant was a covid cure-all... Birx said nothing...
My Pet Orangutan
(9,345 posts)over her lying eyes.
sheshe2
(84,005 posts)She sold herself with her silence on bleach alternatives to science.
Chemisse
(30,821 posts)CountMyVote4Reality
(209 posts)Thanks for playing.
Buh Bye.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)hibbing
(10,112 posts)SunSeeker
(51,787 posts)yankeepants
(1,979 posts)RockRaven
(15,062 posts)You need the public to follow your advice and guidelines. That is ruined by taking advice from people the public sees as hacks and opportunists.
usaf-vet
(6,232 posts)There should be no room for "alternative facts." Trump can't do any of the stated facts in the posed statement.
Here is what we need at a minimum a scientist that at least agrees with:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2631967
OMGWTF
(3,984 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)PERIOD!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,498 posts)so there's no need to keep political hacks around that have been a party to a delayed effective coronavirus response.
Hundreds of great people are waiting in the wings to help Joe and Kamala's administration attack this national disaster with a vengeance and due speed.
There is no justifiable forgiveness available for public servants who deliberately mislead our public in ways that cost thousands of precious lives.
KY........