Fauci Speaks Out After Being Featured in Trump Campaign Ad: My Comments Were ‘Taken Out of Context’
The nation’s top infectious disease expert is being featured in a new campaign ad for President Donald Trump . But, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says he did…
The nation’s top infectious disease expert is being featured in a new campaign ad for President Donald Trump.
But, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says he did not agree to be featured in the ad, and his comments were taken out of context.
The Trump campaign ad, titled “Carefully,” focuses on the economic recovery from the COVID-19 related shutdowns, and the president’s own battle with the coronavirus.
“President Trump tackled the virus head-on as leaders should,” the narrator says as the ad focuses on the president’s handling of the outbreak.
The ad then features a portion of an interview Fauci gave back in March where he touted the White House coronavirus task force’s response to the virus, where he said, “I can’t imagine … that anybody could be doing more.”
Watch the ad below:
However, Fauci told CNN, “In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed any political candidate.”
“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,” he added.