https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/11/fauci-trump-campaign-ad-428761
By DAVID COHEN
10/11/2020 05:48 PM EDT
Updated: 10/11/2020 06:44 PM EDT
Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he wasn’t happy about being part of a campaign ad for President Donald Trump.
“In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed nor do I now endorse any political candidates,” he said in a statement, according to CNN and NBC News. “The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context from a broad statement I made months ago about the efforts of federal public health officials.”
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That footage came from an interview on Fox News’ “Life, Liberty & Levin” in March. The full answer to Mark Levin’s question about the nation’s response makes it clear that Fauci was talking about the collective response of people working in the federal government and the field of public health. “I mean, we’re talking about all hands on deck,” Fauci said, and went on to talk about health officials working long days as part of a team.
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The White House has also been accused of keeping Fauci off the air to prevent him from saying things about the coronavirus it doesn’t want to hear.
Earlier Sunday, ABC’s Jonathan Karl reported that the White House had prevented Fauci from being interviewed on “This Week.”
“The White House would not allow Dr. Fauci to speak this morning,” Karl tweeted on Sunday morning. “In fact, the White House press office would not allow anyone on the President’s task force to be interviewed. Quite remarkable that they would muzzle the health experts in the middle of a pandemic.”
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