Tuesday, October 20, 2020

‘I have to be honest’: Fauci says Trump administration controlling media appearances during coronavirus pandemic


https://news.yahoo.com/honest-fauci-says-trump-administration-164303085.html

Matt Mathers
,The Independent•October 19, 2020

A key member of America's coronavirus response team says the Trump administration has been controlling his media appearances during the pandemic.

Dr Anthony Fauci, one of the country's top infectious disease experts, said he was banned from conducting several interviews with prominent news outlets.

“You know, I think I’d have to be honest and say yes,” said Dr Fauci, 79, when asked by CBS News's Jon LaPook if White House officials had prevented him from appearing on TV.  

“I certainly have not been allowed to go on many, many, many shows that have asked for me,” added Fauci.


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Dr Fauci also hit out at the Trump campaign for using his words out of context in a recent party political ad.

“I do not and nor will I ever publicly endorse any political candidate. And here I am, they’re sticking me right in the middle of a campaign ad, which I thought was outrageous,” said Fauci.

He added: “I was referring to something entirely different. I was referring to the gruelling work of the task force that, ‘God, we were knocking ourselves out seven days a week.

"I don’t think we could have possibly have done any more than that."

When asked if the steam started to come out of his ears after seeing the ad, Dr Fauci replied: “It did, quite frankly. I got really ticked off.”


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