Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty
- Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a household name during the coronavirus outbreak, frequently appearing on TV as a trusted expert on diseases.
- Often tasked with setting the record straight on facts misconstrued or misrepresented by President Donald Trump, Fauci has been left in awkward positions in White House briefings.
- A New York Times report on Monday said that Trump “has become frustrated with Dr. Fauci’s blunt approach at the briefing lectern, which often contradicts things the president has just said, according to two people familiar with the dynamic.”
- Fauci also made headlines on Sunday when he said in an interview with Science magazine, “I can’t jump in front of the microphone and push him down.”
While the doctor has usually kept his poker face, he facepalmed during a briefing last week, and his interview with Science magazine published on Sunday night made headlines.
Fauci’s credibility has earned him some more slack with Trump, according to The Times, but his rendition of the facts of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, is more dire than the rosy picture Trump has tried to paint.
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