The US president attacked Pauchi's deputy, who said the US was in a strong second wave of the virus • A few hours later, he sounded more reconciled: "I have a lot of respect for her"
Dr. Birks at the White House, last month // Archive photo: AP
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, yesterday (Monday) directly attacked the national team of the administration for dealing with the corona, when he said that the deputy of Dr. Anthony Pauchi, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, arouses unnecessary hysteria around the virus.
"So Dr. Deborah Brix is now going after the crazy Nancy Pelosi (Speaker, AG), after she attacked me because she expressed too much support for our positive performance in the war against the Chinese virus. Pathetic!" The president wrote. The American tweeted on his Twitter account.
So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combating the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics. In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 3, 2020
The attack on Dr. Birks, who serves as the team's coordinator, comes after she was interviewed by CNN on Tuesday, where she explained that the United States is in a particularly strong second wave of the virus. "As we know today, 20 states in the United States are really red, and that includes many states in the West in high school. This means that no matter where you live and whether it is a big city or not, you must wear masks. Beyond that, if you live in an adult home "You have to wear a mask inside the house as well," said the senior doctor.
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In the same interview, Brix also referred to the criticism she received from the Democrats, noting that "I put all my 40 years of experience as a doctor and say we do everything we can. The administration changed its approach six weeks ago, and today we are in direct contact with all governors. Mayors and district administrators. " She added that the administration "has the ability to give everyone instructions on what to do and also to know what the condition of the hospitals is."
This is not the first time Trump has personally attacked the national team for dealing with the Corona, having previously come out several times against Pucci. Behind the scenes, senior government officials regularly brief against staff in general and against Pucci in particular, expressing displeasure at the fact that senior doctors in the country do not allow the economy to function normally and that they do not support types of social restraint.
A few hours after his remarks, Trump sounded more reconciled towards Brix, when at a press briefing he said he had spoken to her in his office and told her that in his opinion "we are dealing very well with the plague. . The US president added that he also told Brix that in his opinion "more emphasis should be placed on the many successes of the administration", which is why he attacked the expert so blatantly.