Dr Fauci says he’s "more a realist than an alarmist" in response to Trump's remarks

In response to US President Donald Trump’s comments earlier that he is a “bit of an alarmist”, director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and US’ top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he’s "more a realist than an alarmist". Furr, in a live Instagram interview with a leing US brocaster, Fauci reacted to Trump’s characterization as “people that have ir opinions” because of his reaction to things.

Fauci’s comments come as his relations with White House tense owing to number of officials attempting to discredit him with a list of things he was “wrong” about in pandemic.  In a televised interview earlier this month, a White House official attempted to undercut Fauci after disease expert sounded his concern about reopening United States “too fast”.

t invited at Trump's COVID-19 briefing—Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a televised interview

Furr, via several interviews and statements, it was me apparent that US President Trump and Fauci “hn’t spoken in weeks” due to ir conflicting views about response to looming health crisis. In a televised interview held at 4 pm US local time on July 21, Fauci said that he most recently h a word with Trump last week but he wasn’t invited to Trump’s coronavirus press briefing which he held immediately at 5 pm. 

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Ar wave of COVID-19 to hit US

In context to Trump’s remarks on him, Dr. Fauci was quoted saying that his position to ‘deal with reality’ would be him being a realist about situation. Furr, he told a leing US brocaster that when ar wave of COVID-19 would hit US in fall and winter,  plateaus would be above “real baseline.” Fauci stressed that if country h to mitigate impact and enter winter in good shape, it will have to slump  infections by a good number, down to a few hundred, he ded. While Trump called Fauci an alarmist in a televised interview that aired on July 19, he ded that two shared a “good relationship”.  

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