Debra Messing tweet:Dr. Birx you were used by the WH to put out sound bites to serve trump narrative

[iluvtennis]

Link to tweet

1/Dr. Birx, you and I met and did a panel together in DcC at the International AIDS Conference years ago. You were clearly devoted to science and data as our weapon against the spread of HIV/AIDS globally. You were completely non-partisan. You have since been used by the WH to put

2/Out sound bites, out of full contexts, to serve Trump’s narrative that our #Covid_19 situation is better than it is. Most people do t understand the nuances of what you are saying. SPEAK PLAINLY. Covid is NOT “just going away.” Saying the numbers may not be 100%accurate is twist

3/-ed to “ the situation isn’t that bad!” And ultimately THAT turns to “ Don’t trust the DATA.” If you want your great Legacy destroyed, continue on. If you want to be a scientist who meaningfully helps our country, say it simply. The virus is spreading everywhere. People are re-

4/Sponsible because there is no national requirement to wear masks and stay 6feet away. SAY THE TRUTH— if everyone wore masks and socially distanced and washed their hands constantly, COVID WILL go away quickly and people can safely return to school and work. Our ECONOMY will

5/Recover ONLY when a national plan for mask wearing, testing, & tracing is achieved. Anything less than that, you are abetting the unnecessary deaths&economic collapse of our country. The suffering &despair will not stop until you speak truth to power. Please do the what’s right.



----
totally agree. public safety has to be returend to healthy state before economy can recover. I know the powers that be grock this. It's just that WEALTH over HEALTH is their edict