White House’s Dr. Birx Visited Family for Thanksgiving After Warning Against Travel

White House’s Dr. Birx Visited Family for Thanksgiving After Warning Against Travel
Dr. Deborah Birx (R) speaks alongside former President Donald Trump and NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci during a briefing at the White House in Washington, on March 29, 2020. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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A top White House health official has admitted to visiting family for Thanksgiving after repeatedly warning against traveling for the holiday.

Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, went to one of her vacation properties on Fenwick Island, in Delaware, accompanied by three generations of her family from two different households, the Associated Press reported.

Birx told the outlet: “I did not go to Delaware for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving.” She said they did share a meal while at the house during the roughly 50-hour visit.

Birx said everyone on the trip was part of her “immediate household,” even though they live in two different houses.

The White House didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Birx was one of the top two most influential health officials on the White House task force. She and Dr. Anthony Fauci convinced President Donald Trump to push for a two-week shutdown earlier this year in a bid to curtail the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19.

Both health officials called on Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.

On CBS' “Face the Nation” on Nov. 29, in an interview from Delaware, Birx said some Americans had traveled to different states for Thanksgiving.

“Some people may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period,” she said. “So if you’re young and you gathered, you need to be tested about five to 10 days later. But you need to assume that you’re infected and not go near your grandparents and aunts and others without a mask.”

The Associated Press said it found out about the details of Birx’s situation from Kathleen Flynn, whose brother is married to Birx’s daughter.

“She cavalierly violated her own guidance,” Flynn said of Birx.

A number of other officials have violated their own advice this year, including Fauci, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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