because when i got out to the heartland of america, they were like, i don t understand what you re saying. common sense tells us that if the mask protects the droplets this way, it should protect droplets from coming in. why didn t you say masks work partially for protection and partially to keep from infecting others? these kind of things that weren t complete communications also caused confusion across america. mika? so, dr. birx, there were many news conferences where the president delivered information that was incomplete or incorrect or even, at times, covering up facts about this pandemic that would have been useful for the american public. so i guess my question to you is, what kept you in there, and what kept you from saying something publicly? well, i did. that was really the unfortunate piece. i went out to the states