President Donald Trump began his week retweeting a series of bizarre supporter claims, including one that Dr. Anthony Fauci admits to ‘shopping’ identification cards and a claim from game show host Chuck Woolery accusing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with lying about the coronavirus.
The president’s retweets come as he ramps up on his war against Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and other medical experts who have alarmed about the growing number of coronavirus cases in the country.
Trump has pressured the country to overcome the virus and return to normal life. His stance puts him at odds with many Republican colleagues, who have asked Americans to wear masks amid increasing cases, and with medical experts, including some in his administration who have warned of rising infections. Even most Americans seem to disagree with the president, as polls show he receives low marks for his handling of the pandemic.
President Donald Trump began his week by retweeting a series of strange conspiracy theories.
One of the president’s retweets Monday included a bizarre conspiracy theory that Fauci admits “a badge to go shopping.” The original tweet was from Dr. Mark Young, a conservative podcast presenter who calls himself a doctor but it’s unclear if he has a medical degree.
“So, according to Dr. Fauci and the Democrats, will I need an ID card to go shopping but not to vote?” Young tweeted. It is unclear where your claim originated or what it is about.
Young co-hosts a podcast with Woolery, a longtime Trump supporter who also had the president’s attention Monday morning.
Trump retweeted Woolery’s claim that the CDC, the media, Democrats and doctors are doing this to prevent the President from winning a second term. He offers no proof of his allegations or details what the lies are.
‘The most outrageous lies are those of Covid 19. Everyone lies. The CDC, the media, the Democrats, our doctors, not all, but the majority, that we are told to trust. I think it’s all about the elections and preventing the economy from coming back, it’s about the elections. I’m sick of it, ” Woolery wrote, and Trump retweeted.
Woolery rose to fame in the 1980s as the host of various game shows, including a stint as the original host of Wheel of Fortune and the original incarnation of Love Connection. He has no medical history.
He also claimed that his support for the president has ruined his career.
“I have practically destroyed my career by openly supporting Trump and letting everyone know, I am conservative.” Painful at times, but true. After all, it is said and done. It was my choice and I can live with it. I would do it all over again, ” he tweeted in November 2019.
Trump also retweeted Woolery’s support for the reopening of schools this fall, which the president has been lobbying for as another way to help the economy. The argument is that if children can go back to school, parents can go back to work.
“There is so much evidence, yes scientific evidence, that schools should open this fall. It is worldwide and it is overwhelming. BUT NO, ‘Woolery wrote.
Woolery’s tweet coincides with some of Trump’s thoughts on the coronavirus.
The president claimed that Democrats are using the pandemic to their advantage in the November elections.
Last week, in an attempt to reopen schools this fall, Trump accused Democrats of playing politics to keep children out of the classroom.
‘We have to open our schools. Open our schools. Stop this nonsense. We open our schools, ” said the president during an event with Hispanic leaders in the White House Rose Garden.
He argued that Democrats want to keep schools closed to help them in the November general election. The decision to reopen the schools rests with the nation’s governors, who are a mix of both parties.
‘We have to open our schools and stop this political nonsense and it is just political nonsense. It is political. They don’t want to open because they think it will help them on November 3. I think it will hurt them on November 3. Open your schools, ‘she said.
President Donald Trump doubled down on his attack on Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said he has not informed the president in months.
President Trump retweeted a claim by game show host Chuck Woolery accusing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of lying about the coronavirus.
Chuck Woolery rose to fame in the 1980s as the host of various game shows, including a stint as the original host of Wheel of Fortune and the original incarnation of Love Connection.
Trump has focused his attention on the economy in recent weeks, even as coronavirus cases increase across the country. It has pushed states to reopen, but several of them are backtracking in that process, re-closing bars, restaurants, and gyms, as the number of choroanvirus cases is increasing.
The president has barely recognized the disease in recent days.
He was in Florida on Friday, a state that has become the new epicenter of the pandemic, and had no coronavirus-related events. He received information about drug trafficking, spoke at a round table with Hispanic leaders, and attended a fundraiser.
Florida on Sunday reported a record in daily virus infections with 15,300 new cases on its books.
On Wednesday, the president plans to go to Atlanta, but is not planning to visit CDC headquarters. Instead, it will comment on the infrastructure.
He has also not spoken to Fauci in months, the doctor told the Financial Times. Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said he last saw the president on June 2 at the White House.
Fauci, an expert in infectious diseases, has been sidelined by the White House for doing interviews with the mainstream media. However, he appeared in podcasts and other smaller media, where his warning words about the pandemic have gone viral.
In addition, the White House attacked Fauci over the weekend, sending investigations that detailed the doctor’s statements about the virus at the start of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Trump has kept his focus on the economy, which he believes is key to his reelection. Voters give it high marks on that issue.
But Americans have expressed disapproval with the president’s handling of the coronavirus.
A new poll by ABC News / Ipsos on Friday found that 67 percent disapproved of Trump’s response to the pandemic and only 33 percent approved of it.
It is the highest level of dissatisfaction with Trump’s handling of the virus. Additionally, his presidential approval rating hit a low of 33 percent.
The president has repeatedly expressed his belief that the coronavirus will “disappear” even when more than 3.3 million Americans have been infected with the disease and more than 137,000 have died.
Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said Sunday that he expects the number of deaths from the coronavirus to increase.
Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, said the administration is working with states to combat the growing number of coronavirus cases.
But some of the president’s medical experts expressed concern Sunday about the growing number of cases.
Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, said in appearances Sunday that the increase in infections has worried them.
“We are all very concerned about the increase in cases, there is no doubt about that,” Giroir said on ABC’s “This Week”.
“We expect deaths to increase,” he said. “If you have more cases, more hospitalizations, we hope to see that in the next two to three weeks before this changes.”
Adams, who wore a mask during his CBS “Face the Nation” interview, said the administration is working with states in response to the increase in cases.
“Please do not confuse me with saying that we are happy with where we are,” he said. “What I am saying is that we are working with states to make sure we can respond to this incredibly contagious disease.” And part of that, again, is making sure we’re slowing down the spread, right? People understand the importance of wearing face covers and good hand hygiene and staying home when they can. ‘
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