Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator, warned in a new report, “We are entering the most concerning and most deadly phase of this pandemic.” Birx slammed the government’s response to the pandemic thus far, writing, “This is not about lockdowns … It’s about an aggressive balanced approach that is not being implemented.” Birx’s remarks and recommendations in the internal report are in direct opposition to Trump’s claims about the virus, and his actions, including large, maskless gatherings, which Birx warns against. She also notes testing is down and that the U.S. now has more county-level hot spots than at any other time. Nearly 9.3 million cases have been reported in the U.S., and over 231,000 people have died — by far the highest totals anywhere in the world.