Anthony Fauci undercuts Trump on the flu and other coronavirus assertions
Source: Washington Post
Anthony Fauci undercuts Trump on the flu and other coronavirus assertions
By Aaron Blake
March 11, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
Midway through a hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill, a House Republican asked Anthony Fauci, a member of the presidents coronavirus task force, if he was offended by the idea that he could be prevented from speaking openly about the coronavirus by the Trump administration.
With all due respect, Fauci said, I served six presidents and have never done anything other than tell the exact scientific evidence and made policy recommendations based on the science and the evidence.
The rest of his testimony reinforced that Fauci isnt exactly toeing anybodys line. Over and over again, he differed with President Trumps talking points that play down the threat posed by the novel coronavirus, and he even differed with decisions Trump has made.
Fauci didnt come out and say The president is wrong, but he repeatedly offered a very different emphasis. In one particular instance, he roundly criticized a comparison Trump has trotted out repeatedly.
While Trump has throughout the coronavirus outbreak sought to minimize it by comparing it to the seasonal flu, Fauci noted the novel coronavirus is significantly more lethal.
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