White House Responds to Speculation of Trump on the Verge of Firing Fauci
The White House is addressing speculation about Dr. Anthony Fauci following President Donald Trump’s retweet of a suggestion that he be fired. Despite speculation of tension growing between Trump and the nation’s top…
The White House is addressing speculation about Dr. Anthony Fauci following President Donald Trump’s retweet of a suggestion that he be fired.
Despite speculation of tension growing between Trump and the nation’s top infectious disease expert, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley released a statement blasting the media for presumptively taking the president’s words out of context.
According to Gidley, Trump “exposed media attempts to maliciously push a falsehood.”
“This media chatter is ridiculous,” Gidley’s statement read. “President Trump is not firing Dr. Fauci. The president’s tweet clearly exposed media attempts to maliciously push a falsehood about his China decision in an attempt to rewrite history.”
Gidley’s statement comes less than a day after Trump’s speculative tweet caught the attention of Twitter users.
On Sunday, the president retweeted former Congressional candidate DeAnna Lorraine’s post that included a hashtag that suggested Fauci be fired, as previously reported on IJR.
With the retweet, Trump commented, “Sorry Fake News, it’s all on tape. I banned China long before people spoke up. Thank you ”