How Fauci and Birx became coronavirus rock stars

President Trump seemed surprised by the backlash he received when he mentioned rolling back the coronavirus task force, which includes Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, both pillars of solace for many during these uncertain times. Chris Cillizza explains how the coronavirus task force came to be, and why their popularity may be the reason Trump wanted to get rid of them.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
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Deborah L. Birx, M.D.

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Of course you’ve noticed Deborah Birx’s style. That’s why it’s so reassuring.

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50 comments

    1. Fauci said on March 8 we don’t need to wear masks in public, despite EVERYONE in China, Korea and Japan wearing them. F you Fauci!

    2. Last week liberals complained that there wasn’t enough testing. This week Trump proves that America has done more testing, and continues to do so, more than every other country in the world COMBINED. Now what do the liberals say? This isn’t a competition LMAO. No wonder why they lost the election. They are dumb as rocks.

    3. Hey Chris how come you or anyone on CNN doesn’t have the balls to stop decieving the public on a massive scale which hasn’t been done since nazi germany, is it the money? Is it the tv time? Is it the ego? Im very curious

    1. @Sonia Nieves I think why people are angry with democrats, is because democrats want to stay at home, be unproductive and then let republicans pay for it when they work. It’s basically communism and it is immoral and evil. You want to stay at home – you pay yourself.

    2. @Dansk Politi AKA Schutzstaffel ᛋᛋ you cannot speak for all Democrats…not everyone think the same….Don’t base it on one ignorant,immature ..insecure person….The poor get poorer and the rich get richer….what it comes to is $$$…if you don’t have it you get left behind..

    1. @The Tweatles

      in a strange way he is.
      his decisions(or lack of them) have caused tens of thousands more deaths in usa that would otherwise have happened.
      and they have also caused most of your economy to be completely stuck, because you never flattened the infection curve like south korea did. even though your first confirmed case was on the exact same day as theirs.
      so drumpf’s mismanagement of the pandemic has fucked usa over “bigly”…..and that’s a good thing.
      i hope he wins again, so he can continue to drive you to the ground.

    2. Not exactly… The pair are stooges for trump. Just by standing round during his rants, they add legitimacy where none is available from the Idiot Orange Hitler.

    3. FAUCI AND BIRX ARE WHHAAAT?! Wow the brain washing! How about murdering money hungry monster?! That created the virus in a lab in Wuhan China ?! 🧐🤨

    4. @tinker123541

      and they work for the crab people together with obamas secret black muslim army?

  1. If Tony wrote a book telling his side of the story and the behind the scenes of this pandemic. IMAGINE THE SALES

    1. @anti censorship999 …. Oh… BTW, since you are obviously an idiot …. “Gain of Function” …. is PURPOSEFULLY AND KNOWINGLY , TRAINING an otherwise defunct virus, to LEARN TO ATTACH TO HUMAN CELLS ….. fucking idiot …

    2. @Mustang .308 I know! Gain of function means deliberately mutating an animal virus that won’t attack humans so that it will. Isn’t that crazy! Haha.

    3. @cj p Is it?
      So maybe it’s just coincidental that he writes some of the most influential books in medicine that are taught in MEDICAL SCHOOLS.

    1. Let’s all listen to the all might Fauci considering the CIA has bought the media along with big pharma and big business “WE’LL KNOW OUR DISINFORMATION IS COMPLETE WHEN EVERYTHING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC BELIEVES IS FALSE” – CIA Director William Casey to President Reagan – February, 1981. – multiple sources. (Verified by Barbara Honegger – in meeting ).
      You people believe anything the media is saying…start asking why is the media so bias? And when is the media going to start discussing that Joe Bidens son is a shareholder of a state owned Chinese company that is manufacturing facial recognition cameras?

    2. Everyone acts like they hate nickelback. But every time one of their songs comes on. The people who “hate” them most sing along and know the songs word for word. I aint gonna lie, I like them and sing along every time I hear their songs on tbe radio when I’m driving

    3. Last week liberals complained that there wasn’t enough testing. This week Trump proves that America has done more testing, and continues to do so, more than every other country in the world COMBINED. Now what do the liberals say? This isn’t a competition LMAO. No wonder why they lost the election. They are dumb as rocks.

    1. @Gary Fumeaux thank you Gary. Yes I read quite a bit about her and a few other doctors. Check out Dr Buttar also. I ordered her book on Amazon.
      Plague of corruption.

  2. You think we think they are rock stars? Hah! You have rocks in your head and no idea what I think at all!

  3. Watching the Senate pissing match with Fauci & company. Two things are extremely obvious:
    1. Those attempting to shame Fauci are way out of their league! Ignorance is no match for a learned Scientist.
    2. Fauci has a lot more to say without Motherfucker #1 looking over his shoulders and dancing back & forth to the podium.

  4. Birx is a character from The Hunger Games. She is a yes man, just like this hack of a reporter.

    1. Don’t most Amurkins? Watching tee vee, believing the ads, believing anything, eating doritos, getting fatter, farting into their cushions and being trump voters. Hail to the chief. Choose bedder nex time fer gawd’s sake. .
      P.S. Hitler was voted-in democratically too – look how that ended…
      One thing we can learn from history is that we never learn anything from history.
      Being illiterate, naive and just plain stupid helps a lot if you’re a trumper.
      Yee haw and payuss tha ammo, billy-bob. Ah feels a killin’ a-comin-on,..

    2. @Phil Weatherley Ive never seen a bigger idiot. I mean I have but you’re definately up there bud. Along side crazy Joe

  5. They should be in prison for all the people they killed and injured with Bill Gates funded vaccines….

  6. CNN has to make they’re news seem cool with special effects bc they’re not real journalists

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