File photo dated March 26, 2020 of Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci reacts as U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after his press briefing on the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic at the White House in Washington, DC, USA. President Trump said early Friday that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the nations leadership into uncertainty and escalating the crisis posed by a pandemic that has already killed more than 207,000 Americans and devastated the economy. In the presidential debate on Tuesday, Mr. Trump claimed that Dr. Fauci initially said masks are not good then he changed his mind. And when former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said wearing masks could save tens of thousands of lives, Mr. Trump contended that Dr. Fauci said the opposite. Dr. Fauci, whose relationship with his boss has often seemed tenuous at best, took issue with his claims the day after the debate.Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke, Donald Trump actually made a couple of smart moves. He created a task force and assigned renowned immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci to be a part of that task force.
The president, however, has ignored much of the advice Fauci has given him. He’s also basically demoted the immunologist and Dr. Deborah Birx and elevated Scott Atlas, who has no experience combating a pandemic.
And according to Dr. Fauci, the president doesn’t even bother to show up to the task force meetings anymore. The doctor says that Trump hasn’t attended one for “several months.”
Fauci made the comments while speaking with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd. He told the host, “That was several months ago, Chuck. Several months ago [since Trump has attended a meeting].”
The doctor continued, “I definitely don’t have his ear as much as Scott Atlas right now.”
Fauci did say that Vice President Mike Pence, who was named the head of the task force, does show up to the meetings.
“We certainly interact with the vice president at the task force meetings, and the vice president makes our feelings and what we talk about there known to the President,” he said. “But direct involvement with the President in the discussions…I have not done that in a while.”
Watch a clip of the interview below courtesy of MSNBC:
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