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LiberalFighter

(51,084 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:39 PM Mar 2020

I no longer have faith in Anthony Fauci or Deborah Birx

Anthony Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Deborah Birx is the White House coronavirus response coordinator.

Same goes for the Surgeon General.

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I no longer have faith in Anthony Fauci or Deborah Birx (Original Post) LiberalFighter Mar 2020 OP
why? evertonfc Mar 2020 #1
Fauci avoids giving even best case scenario numbers uponit7771 Mar 2020 #5
I never liked the "Surgeon General." He seems clueless. cwydro Mar 2020 #2
I did too. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #8
Same here bluestarone Mar 2020 #3
Yeah not fooled Mar 2020 #4
Birx is legendary in the effort to identify and DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #12
Fauci lost me with the MTP interview yesterday. Coventina Mar 2020 #6
This. cwydro Mar 2020 #9
This, he won't answer number questions with straight answers uponit7771 Mar 2020 #13
My guess is that they are the only ones who finally convinced Trump to take this seriously onenote Mar 2020 #7
They are just managing optics. EndlessWire Mar 2020 #10
Everyone in his orbit is suspected shady until proven otherwise? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #11
Yes, Red Don is a walking diarrhea hose uponit7771 Mar 2020 #14
 

evertonfc

(1,713 posts)
1. why?
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:41 PM
Mar 2020

Brix is legend in this field and an Obama holdover. Both these people are highly, respected experts in this field. Who would you recommend

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
2. I never liked the "Surgeon General." He seems clueless.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:41 PM
Mar 2020

Very disappointed in Fauci.

I actually gave up on him a week or so ago, but a friend convinced me he was staying onboard with tangeranus simply because he could do good where he was.

But no, I’m with you now. Ass kissers, both of them.

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)
8. I did too.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:46 PM
Mar 2020

I don't trust any member of tRump's group since they have all been muffled. The surgeon general....forget him.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
4. Yeah
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:42 PM
Mar 2020

when I heard Fauci say something like they needed to wait to bring the market in, alarm bells went off for me. He's on board with letting testing lag while for-profit private testing ramps up, instead of pushing to use the WHO test earlier. Explains why red don hasn't fired him yet.

Birx I never listened to--she just seemed to be a red don-bot from the get go. Edited to add: I didn't know she was an Obama holdover. But, really, anyone who can endure working for this sh*tshow, after all of the delays and incompetence...I dunno.

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
12. Birx is legendary in the effort to identify and
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 04:55 AM
Mar 2020

contain HIV/AIDS. She knows what she's doing and I am glad she is the one in charge of coordinating the Trump admin's efforts here.

Fauci might be one of these folks who works better out of the spotlight, but his creditials are also impeccable.

onenote

(42,759 posts)
7. My guess is that they are the only ones who finally convinced Trump to take this seriously
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:44 PM
Mar 2020

Sure, he still can't help patting himself on his back, but at least he finally acknowledged that this isn't going away anytime soon and that people need to start treating it as such.

EndlessWire

(6,565 posts)
10. They are just managing optics.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:32 AM
Mar 2020

I understand that Trump told the Governors to try to get what we need themselves, and that it might have been taken out of context, but it doesn't matter. This is an admission that we are not prepared, OR that he is not going to try. Or, if he tries, he probably can't come up with what we need.

So, I view anything that he says to be rhetoric that is just supposed to make him look good. That's Jared's new responsibility. If Trump acknowledged that it's not going away, it's because Jared is messing with the optics, IMO.

Remember, all news about the virus is now filtered through what's-his-name's wife. I doubt that this has anything to do with telling the truth or convincing Trump about what is serious. Trump is not capable of caring about anyone but himself and his reelection.

As Trump alluded to, we are on our own. I trust my Governor over any Trump team member, including those that stand on the podium with him, nodding their heads. I have been lied to far too many times to believe anything from them.

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