Fauci Praises Trump’s Physician After Backlash Over WH’s Messaging on POTUS’ COVID Diagnosis
Dr. Anthony Fauci is suggesting that the president’s physician and those taking care of President Donald Trump , as he has COVID-19, are providing “optimal care.” Fauci noted during Monday’s CNN “New Day” interview that…
Dr. Anthony Fauci is suggesting that the president’s physician and those taking care of President Donald Trump, as he has COVID-19, are providing “optimal care.”
Fauci noted during Monday’s CNN “New Day” interview that it is “obvious” he is not “involved” in Trump’s case. He then turned to praise the president’s physician.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases added, “But again, I don’t want to get into talking about the president’s case, because that’s not something that I’ve really been cleared to talk about. But personally, I have not been involved in the direct care of the president.”
“My colleagues that I know, including Sean Conley, are very good physicians, and they’re very qualified,” Fauci said, adding, “So I am really confident that the President of the United States is getting the optimal care that you can get with the team over at Walter Reed.”
Fauci is on the White House coronavirus task force.
Watch Fauci’s comments below:
The White House came under fire for confusing messaging on the president’s condition over the weekend. CNN’s John Berman said of the president’s physician Sean Conley, “When Dr. Conley lies on Saturday and then gleefully admits to lying on Sunday, you know that politics has taken precedent.”
After Trump “painted a rosy picture of his condition on television” Saturday, as