Donald Trump claims he has 'good relationship' with Anthony Fauci amid signs of rift

US President Donald Trump on July 13 said he gets along with Anthony Fauci very well despite evidence suggesting a rift between two men amid growing cases of coronavirus in country. Dr. Anthony Fauci is a leing infectious disease expert and one of members of White House coronavirus task force. Donald Trump during an event at presidential residence on Monday said that he h a 'good relationship' with Fauci, telling reporters 'I like him' personally. Trump on many occasions has publicly disagreed with Fauci as just last week he said America is in a good place with COVID-19 pandemic rejecting his top expert's view that country is t in a good position. 

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'Fauci asked to avoid masks'

Donald Trump during a television interview last week said that Fauci resisted travel ban on China at start of pandemic. Trump furr ded that Fauci initially asked to avoid facemasks but w is rooting for m. Trump and his aides have often mounted attacks on Fauci over his repeated claims that United States is t handling COVID-19 crisis well as compared to or countries. In an interview Meanwhile, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany during a briefing told reporters that president appreciated his top infectious expert's vice despite Trump telling a Fox News host that Fauci has me a lot of mistakes. 

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United States is currently worst affected country in world with over 3.3 million coronavirus cases as of July 14. According to figures by Johns Hopkins University, United States has recorded more than 1,35,000 deaths as of July 13, of which New York remains worst-hit region with over 32,300 deaths, followed by New Jersey with over 15,500 deaths. Meanwhile, world has recorded 13 million coronavirus cases and at least 5,72,428 deaths to date. 

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