This is a curve you may not want to flatten …
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, will launch the first pitch on Thursday when baseball returns in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The infectious disease expert will launch the opening day pitch in DC as the New York Yankees take on the World Series champions.
“Dr. Fauci has been a true champion for our country during the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout his distinguished career, so it is fitting that we honor him as we begin the 2020 season and defend our World Series Championship title. “the Nationals said in a statement.
Fauci, 79, has been director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases since 1984. His willingness to criticize the United States’ coronavirus response has made him a hero to critics of President Trump and a target of some republicans.
Trump distanced himself last week from the opinion piece of White House business adviser Peter Navarro Fauci “He was wrong about everything.”
“That is Peter Navarro, but I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci, ”Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Fauci He said last week that COVID-19 cases are springing up in the south and southwest because “we don’t close entirely.”
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany last week denied a Washington Post report saying journalists were given “opposition research” to discredit Fauci, including his past observations that the public did not need to wear masks.
“No opposition investigations are thrown at journalists,” McEnany said. “The Washington Post asked us a very specific question, and that question was that President Trump noted that Dr. Fauci He had made some mistakes and we provided a direct answer to what was a direct question. “
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