Former trump covid advisor deborah birx to publish book

Deborah Birx, who served as an adviser in the Trump administration at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, will release a memoir in April focusing on her time in the White House, AP reports.

DRIVING THE NEWS: Birx, a respected physician and diplomat who faced criticism for not pushing back on Trump when he contradicted public health experts, said in a statement to the AP she

wanted to document "the full extent of what I witnessed as I tried to save lives" during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHAT SHE'S SAYING: “In the book, I expose the true cost of

mistakes that were made at all levels of the federal government, but I also clarify the things that went right yet remained largely unseen — the insights and innovations that saved American

lives in this pandemic and are essential to preparing for the next," she said. CATCH UP QUICK: Birx was appointed to the position by then-Vice President Mike Pence in February 2020 and

served until December 2020. * She testified in October 2021, saying the Trump administration could have prevented more deaths had there been more mask mandates and increased testing, among

other things, WHAT'S NEXT: The book, titled “Silent Invasion: The Untold Story of the Trump Administration, COVID-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It’s Too Late," is

scheduled to come out April 26.