Dr. Birx complains about press coverage of Trump during Saturday night appearance on Fox News

Dr. Birx complains about press coverage of Trump during Saturday night appearance on Fox News
White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Deborah Birx delivers remarks during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 23, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
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April 26, 2020

Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of Donald Trump’s COVID-19 response, complained about media coverage while appearing on Fox News on Saturday night.

“Do you believe the media in this country have been fair during this pandemic?” Fox News personality Jesse Watters asked.

“I think the media is very slicey and dicey with the way they put together sentences in order to create headlines,” she said.

“I think the responsibility that the press has to really ensure that the headlines reflect the science and data that is in their piece itself,” she argued.

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