Dr Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, announced her retirement plans on Tuesday

But she said she is willing to first help President-elect Joe Biden's team with its coronavirus response as needed

The news came two days after reports emerged that she had traveled out of state over Thanksgiving weekend - ignoring  warnings by herself and the CDC

Birx was widely branded a hypocrite for the Black Friday trip to Delaware  

She insisted that the purpose of the visit was to deal with the winterization of her property - not a holiday celebration 

On Tuesday she lamented that the scrutiny has been very hard on her family