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As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the United States, United States President Donald Trump is locked in a dispute with his primary physician, Anthony Fauci.
In recent days, Trump has unleashed a series of attacks against the renowned doctor, who has been at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 in the United States.
Fauci is an American physician and immunologist who is one of America’s most respected scientists. He has earned a reputation as a world-renowned HIV / AIDS researcher and has served as the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.
In 2020, Fauci, 79, has been in the limelight as the U.S. government’s top public health expert and a member of the national coronavirus task force.
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But despite his praise, Trump called Fauci an “idiot” and a “disaster” this week.
The president made the comments during a conference call, saying that “people are tired of listening to Fauci and all these idiots, these people, these people who have been wrong.”
“Fauci is a disaster. If he listened to him, we would have 500,000 deaths,” he said.
In the call, which the media could hear, Trump also added that Fauci was “a good guy.” “It has been here for 500 years.”
Trump also suggested that he had avoided firing the doctor because of the negative reaction he would receive.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, photographed in April speaking about the coronavirus, along with US President Donald Trump.
Over the weekend, Trump called Fauci a “Democrat” during a political rally, and on Twitter, he said Fauci had received “more airtime than anyone since the late great Bob Hope.”
Throughout the year, the two men have been working toward the same goal: to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic and save the lives of Americans.
However, at times, the two have been polar opposites in their views, and over time the cracks have started to show.
Earlier this year, Fauci repeatedly warned against the rush to reopen the United States after restrictions imposed to curb the number of infections. However, the president had urged the governors to reopen.
While Fauci continues to push for caution and now encourages the use of masks and social distancing, the president has expressed frustration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, even after his own hospitalization for Covid-19. The subject of wearing masks has been the subject of heated debate, including in the presidential debate between Trump and Joe Biden.
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In this image combined from two photos showing President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate.
The White House and Trump himself had previously dismissed questions about the tension between the president and Fauci as “media talk,” The Guardian reported.
However, Fauci has also recently criticized following his inclusion in a Trump re-election campaign ad. He openly complained about the ad, saying that his quote that was used in the ad was taken out of context and that it had made him “really angry.”
In a television interview with 60 minutes, He said he does not endorse or will publicly endorse any political candidate.
“And here I am, they are hitting me right in the middle of a campaign ad. Which I thought was outrageous. “
During the interview, Fauci also said that he was “not at all” surprised that Trump contracted Covid-19 after large events held without covering his face.
In the 60 minutes In the interview, she said she was concerned that Trump would get sick when he saw how crowded the events were, with no social distancing or masks.
“When I saw that on TV, I was like, ‘Oh my God. Nothing good can come of that, that has to be a problem. ‘ And then it did indeed turn out to be a super broadcast event. “
Fauci also admitted that throughout the pandemic, the White House affected his ability to speak to the media, saying that “he has not been allowed to go to many, many, many shows” that have requested him as a speaker.
In an interview with Science magazineFauci was asked why he wasn’t afraid to speak his mind at the White House. He explained that he was “walking a fine line” of being someone who did not hesitate to tell the president and vice president what they might not want to hear.
More than 8.2 million cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the US, with more than 220,000 deaths.
Globally, more than 40.4 million cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed, with 1.1 million deaths, according to Johns Hospkins University.
