Fauci and Birx have now become fixtures at daily briefings. They both know the power of the stage they have, and they are using it. They know an opportunity when they see it. Fauci, a known liberal, is constantly talking to matters that are outside (what should be) his limited professional purview.
You have to be very careful about letting people with agendas step into the inner circle and elevate their visibility.
Fauci and Birx and now well established mouthpieces and its too late to corral them now. The daily pressers have been badly mismanaged in my view.
The biggest wish of the media at this point is to have Trump acting in an antagonistic way either towards Birx and Fauci personally or to in any way discredit what they have to say.The press wants Trump to abdicate his authority in favor of the 2 medical experts because they feel they are strongly in favor of keeping us shut down, which in turn further hurts the economy and therefore helps the Democrats
They would then leap and blast him for ignoring the “experts” in favor of what his “friends” in the business world as well as he want.
Trumps introduction of a task force to examine the best ways to open the economy back up is a major move towards doing just that. Another good move by the President is his expressing great confidence and appreciation for both Brix and Fauci while at the same time mentioning he will be including many other experts from all areas in his decision on opening the economy. By doing this he has signaled to the media and to Fauci and Birx that they will be only 2 of many voices Trump will hear before making his decision.
I believe Trump knows exactly what he is up against and knows what he has to do. It is not because I support the president that I say this but I have followed him closely and he is light years ahead of the Democrats and the media and with few exceptions (non of which come to mind) he has handled them brilliantly. This mans biggest asset is his complete fearlessness in dealing with his enemies.
It’s a mystery to me why Pres. Trump allows HRC devotees Fauci and Birx anywhere near him. An even bigger mystery is why VP Pence picked them in the first place. I admit that that it’s made me a little uneasy about Pence. Hopefully I’m full of crap. Would be very happy to admit it.