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Top infectious disease expert on Trump: “I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down”
From CNN Health’s Arman Azad
Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Donald Trump attend a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on March 21, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP
America's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has described the challenges of working with the Trump administration during the coronavirus pandemic.
Asked how he responds to falsehoods from the President during news conferences, Fauci said, “I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down."
“OK, he said it. Let's try and get it corrected for the next time,” Fauci said, according to an interview published by the journal Science.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci has advised six presidents and has played a central role in the White House’s coronavirus task force.
“I’m sort of exhausted,” Fauci said in the interview. “But other than that, I'm good. I mean, I'm not, to my knowledge, coronavirus infected. To my knowledge, I haven't been fired.”
Fauci said he and the President “disagree on some things.” But he described Trump as responsive, saying: “He goes his own way. He has his own style. But on substantive issues, he does listen to what I say.”
Virus timeline: Fauci was asked about some of Trump’s comments, including his assertion that China should have told US officials about the coronavirus three months sooner. That would have been around September, and there is no evidence Chinese officials were aware of the virus at that time.
“It just doesn’t comport with facts,” said Jon Cohen, the interviewer.
“I know, but what do you want me to do?” Fauci replied. “I mean, seriously Jon, let’s get real. What do you want me to do?”
Terminology: Fauci also said he had never used the term “China virus.” Asked if he ever would, Fauci responded, “No.”
Top infectious disease expert on Trump: “I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down”
From CNN Health’s Arman Azad
Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Donald Trump attend a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on March 21, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP
America's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has described the challenges of working with the Trump administration during the coronavirus pandemic.
Asked how he responds to falsehoods from the President during news conferences, Fauci said, “I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down."
“OK, he said it. Let's try and get it corrected for the next time,” Fauci said, according to an interview published by the journal Science.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci has advised six presidents and has played a central role in the White House’s coronavirus task force.
“I’m sort of exhausted,” Fauci said in the interview. “But other than that, I'm good. I mean, I'm not, to my knowledge, coronavirus infected. To my knowledge, I haven't been fired.”
Fauci said he and the President “disagree on some things.” But he described Trump as responsive, saying: “He goes his own way. He has his own style. But on substantive issues, he does listen to what I say.”
Virus timeline: Fauci was asked about some of Trump’s comments, including his assertion that China should have told US officials about the coronavirus three months sooner. That would have been around September, and there is no evidence Chinese officials were aware of the virus at that time.
“It just doesn’t comport with facts,” said Jon Cohen, the interviewer.
“I know, but what do you want me to do?” Fauci replied. “I mean, seriously Jon, let’s get real. What do you want me to do?”
Terminology: Fauci also said he had never used the term “China virus.” Asked if he ever would, Fauci responded, “No.”
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