Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) warned Monday against the idea of the White House being sidelined. Anthony Fauci
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Hogan wrote in a USA Today opinion piece that in March, when the Washington metropolitan area, including Maryland and Virginia, showed signs of being a hot spot, he was unable to receive a call from the president and vice president, but was able to contact a number of senior health officials for advice.
“But I spent the first weekend in April on the phone with all the other people who needed to hear about it: Dr. Fauci, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health; Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Brett Giroir; Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
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Fauci, Hogan wrote, promised to raise the issue with the White House coronavirus task force. “And Dr. Fauci never disappointed me or the people of Maryland,” wrote Hogan. “I shudder to think where our country would be today without him.”
Hogan emphasized that public health experts should not be the only source that leaders trust during crises, but that figures like Fauci are vital in providing a “clear view of the evidence as we know it at the time, even if we do not do it”. I always want to hear it. “
“With some states experiencing massive spikes, we need to know the science to help contain the spread. As the public experiences fatigue from months of social estrangement, we need stable and reliable voices that can remind us that we must remain vigilant, “Hogan wrote. “And as we work to open the school safely in the fall, we need input from public health experts to guide how we can make it work. We need Dr. Fauci more than ever.
The op-ed comes when Trump has said his relationship and Fauci’s is still good, but called the infectious disease expert “a bit of an alarmist,” while White House trade adviser Peter Navarro published an article. also in USA Today criticizing Fauci, who the White House has since said was not authorized.
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