Anthony Fauci Says Trump Tried To Coax Him Into Minimizing Covid Pandemic Be More Positive
More than 25.6 million individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in America as of Sunday, and over 429,000 deaths have been attributed to the virus. Under the Trump administration, Fauci’s routine public contradictions of the former president’s pandemic claims drew harsh backlash from MAGA supporters, who would chant “fire Fauci!” at campaign rallies. Now working for President Joe Biden’s administration, Fauci told The New York Times, in an interview published Sunday, that Trump had urged him to be optimistic—even as things got dire....