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Birx tells Congress Trump White House prioritized election over pandemic response

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Former President Trump and other White House officials were "distracted" by the 2020 election and prioritized campaigning over any COVID-19 mitigation strategies, the administration's former coronavirus advisor Debo...

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The IndependentThe Independent

Trump failed to prevent tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths, Birx tells Congress

Former coronavirus task force member tells lawmakers that administration’s failures in fall 2020 cost more than 130,000 lives

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AxiosAxios

Election "distracted" Trump White House from COVID response, Birx tells Congress

"[W]e probably could have decreased fatalities into the 30% less to 40% less range."

·Washington, United States
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Birx tells Congress Trump White House prioritized election over pandemic response

Former President Trump and other White House officials were “distracted” by the 2020 election and prioritized campaigning over any COVID-19 mitigation strategies, the administration’s former coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx told House investigators earlier this month. In excerpts of closed-door testimony conducted Oct. 12-13 to the House Select Coronavirus Subcommittee shared with The Hill, Birx said she felt the White House focus on campaigning…

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Portland Press HeraldPortland Press Herald

Election ‘distracted’ Trump team from pandemic response, former official Birx tells Congress

More than 130,000 American lives could have been saved with swifter action and better coordinated public health messages after the virus' first wave, Deborah Birx told lawmakers.

·Portland, United States
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NY1NY1

Dr. Birx: 2020 election ‘distracted’ Trump officials from pandemic response

Birx, who was coronavirus response coordinator for President Trump, alleged 130,000 Americans died unnecessarily.

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Political WirePolitical Wire

Trump’s Decisions Led to Tens of Thousands More Deaths

"Dr. Deborah Birx, who helped run the coronavirus pandemic response for former President Donald Trump, told congressional investigators earlier this month that Mr. Trump’s White House failed to take steps that could have prevented tens of thousands of deaths," the New York Times reports.Said B

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