With Resurgence of Covid-19 Cases in the U.S., Trump Signals Rift with Fauci: ‘He’s Made a Lot of Mistakes’

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he has not briefed the president since June 2

by Quentin Fottrell
Market Watch

With a resurgence of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and states pausing their reopening plans, President Trump pointed a finger at Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on pandemics in the U.S. for four decades.

“Dr. Fauci’s a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes,” Trump said on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show. “Like you don’t have to ban them coming in from very infected China. I did it anyway and we saved hundreds of thousands of lives. I banned Europe from coming in when Italy and France and Spain were having all the problems.”

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