Good Fauci gets an upvote. Even a Clinton holdover can get things right once in a while.
Not so fast, on this same interview, before Fauci said this, he also said:
"We make a recommendation. often the recommendation is taken. sometimes it's not. but it is what it is: we are where we are right now."
The above is a great sound bite for the fake news to quote verbatim and claim that, according to Dr. Fauci, we only "are where we are right now" because Trump did NOT take the experts recommendations.
There is more too. That one was at CNN, but Fauci also did more damage talking to Al Sharpton on MSNBC.
He claims that in mid January, he was advising the administration that COVID-19 could be a "major problem" for the U.S., despite the fact that he wasn't even a fan of blocking travel from China on Jan 31st, when Trump did it regardless of not having much support for the decision even from his own camp.
This is the beginning of the video, uploaded by the Trump War Room channel, because Fauci says that the U.S. got “misinformation” from China on coronavirus, but they cut the video when Sharpton asks WHEN it was clear that the situation was worse than China was saying: https://youtu.be/timKpZM9G5o
This is the continuation of the video, which was the only part that MSNBC uploaded to its channel, since it's what sounds damaging to Trump because Fauci is not being honest and is saying that, in mid January, he warned Trump and the administration that the virus was a "major problem," which contradicts everything he publicly said at the time and later, including, for example, saying in late January, that the virus was of very low risk for the American people, and telling "healthy" people, on Mar 9th, that they could go on cruises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgLLEfO8ZO8
Here is what Fauci was saying on Jan 26 (certainly after "mid January"):
"Government health agency official: Coronavirus 'isn't something the American public need to worry about" http://archive.vn/4nSpr
Here is a report of Fauci encouraging "healthy" people to go on cruises on March 9th, which was a contradiction to the State Department’s advice a day earlier, but Trump was still following Fauci's recommendations. It was 4 days later that Trump negotiated with major US cruise lines to voluntarily suspend outbound cruises immediately:
"Contradictions and questionable advice: How officials handled South Florida’s coronavirus crisis" http://archive.vn/mK0mw#selection-2617.0-2672.1
But he also said on the Daily NYT podcast on 2nd of April
“I think he [Trump] always understood the seriousness of it. Right now as the numbers are becoming crystal clear, he himself is articulating an awareness of that seriousness”
Fauci ain't the one to aim your arrows at. Aim them at the media unless the President relieves Fauci of his duties. The media is DESPERATE to turn Fauci into one of their attack pawns. They would love nothing more than to have him on their side.
Fauci couldn't just lie about Trump every time he opened his mouth (he might have been fired a long time ago if he did), he had to come up with some praise too, even if subtle praise, but Fauci did/does LIE. Whether it is to try and cover his ass or to help the Dems, I don't know, but the fact is that he lies.
He did it on MSNBC too, when being interviewed by Al Sharpton.
He said that, in mid January, it was clear that the coronavirus would be a "major problem," and he warned the administration (Trump) of that. This is a lie that contradicts his public statements at least up to March 9th, when he was still encouraging "healthy" people to go on cruises.
Not so fast, on this same interview, before Fauci said this, he also said:
"We make a recommendation. often the recommendation is taken. sometimes it's not. but it is what it is: we are where we are right now."
The above is a great sound bite for the fake news to quote verbatim and claim that, according to Dr. Fauci, we only "are where we are right now" because Trump did NOT take the experts recommendations.
There is more too. That one was at CNN, but Fauci also did more damage talking to Al Sharpton on MSNBC.
He claims that in mid January, he was advising the administration that COVID-19 could be a "major problem" for the U.S., despite the fact that he wasn't even a fan of blocking travel from China on Jan 31st, when Trump did it regardless of not having much support for the decision even from his own camp.
This is the beginning of the video, uploaded by the Trump War Room channel, because Fauci says that the U.S. got “misinformation” from China on coronavirus, but they cut the video when Sharpton asks WHEN it was clear that the situation was worse than China was saying:
https://youtu.be/timKpZM9G5o
This is the continuation of the video, which was the only part that MSNBC uploaded to its channel, since it's what sounds damaging to Trump because Fauci is not being honest and is saying that, in mid January, he warned Trump and the administration that the virus was a "major problem," which contradicts everything he publicly said at the time and later, including, for example, saying in late January, that the virus was of very low risk for the American people, and telling "healthy" people, on Mar 9th, that they could go on cruises:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgLLEfO8ZO8
Here is what Fauci was saying on Jan 26 (certainly after "mid January"):
"Government health agency official: Coronavirus 'isn't something the American public need to worry about"
http://archive.vn/4nSpr
Here is a report of Fauci encouraging "healthy" people to go on cruises on March 9th, which was a contradiction to the State Department’s advice a day earlier, but Trump was still following Fauci's recommendations. It was 4 days later that Trump negotiated with major US cruise lines to voluntarily suspend outbound cruises immediately: "Contradictions and questionable advice: How officials handled South Florida’s coronavirus crisis"
http://archive.vn/mK0mw#selection-2617.0-2672.1
You forgot this one from February 29th.
But he also said on the Daily NYT podcast on 2nd of April
“I think he [Trump] always understood the seriousness of it. Right now as the numbers are becoming crystal clear, he himself is articulating an awareness of that seriousness”
Fauci ain't the one to aim your arrows at. Aim them at the media unless the President relieves Fauci of his duties. The media is DESPERATE to turn Fauci into one of their attack pawns. They would love nothing more than to have him on their side.
Fauci couldn't just lie about Trump every time he opened his mouth (he might have been fired a long time ago if he did), he had to come up with some praise too, even if subtle praise, but Fauci did/does LIE. Whether it is to try and cover his ass or to help the Dems, I don't know, but the fact is that he lies.
He did it on MSNBC too, when being interviewed by Al Sharpton.
He said that, in mid January, it was clear that the coronavirus would be a "major problem," and he warned the administration (Trump) of that. This is a lie that contradicts his public statements at least up to March 9th, when he was still encouraging "healthy" people to go on cruises.
Here is a comment I wrote that is mostly about what he said to Sharpton on MSNBC:
https://thedonald.win/p/FMcErhCa/x/c/11PVyOUV9t