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Dr. Deborah Birx Pops Off in White House Task Force Meeting: ‘There Is Nothing From the CDC That I Can Trust’

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A Wednesday coronavirus task force meeting descended into a heated back-and-forth over mortality tracking.

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The White House’s coronavirus task force has been facing mounting tension between members, The Washington Post reports. During a meeting Wednesday, Dr. Deborah Birx, who heads the group, reportedly said to Robert Redfield, the director of the Center for Disease Control, “There is nothing from the CDC that I can...

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