Before Dr. Birx and her scarves became a staple at the daily coronavirus press briefings, she was a science fair winner who pioneered HIV/AIDS vaccine research -- and a colonel in the Army.
For those who haven’t been tuning in to the daily White House coronavirus press briefings over the past several weeks, the woman now going viral for her reaction to the president’s floating UV light and disinfectant injections as possible coronavirus treatments on Thursday may be an unfamiliar face.
But her body language as President Trump suggested bright-light treatments and disinfectants to fight the coronavirus on Thursday — sitting still, taking a deep breath, blinking, setting her face still and then staring at the ground — went viral on Twitter TWTR, +3.15% on Friday. Some criticized her for not standing up and refuting the president’s comments immediately.
iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } The president has since responded that he was asking the questions “sarcastically,” and the White House press office accused the media of taking his comments “out of context.” She’s worked closely with three U.S. presidents — and was dogged in getting George W. Bush’s attention
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