Dr. Anthony Fauci, a senior infectious disease specialist in the United States, said on Sunday that he did not agree to be included in any advertisement through President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and his comments were taken’ out of context. Is.
The ad, released last week, discusses
Trump's personal efforts to recover from the coronavirus, as well as his
administration's work in tackling the epidemic. Instead of 30 seconds, he uses
Foucault's old remarks in a way that suggests he is praising the president.
"I can't imagine anyone doing
more," Fauci said in the ad.
But the remarks come from a March
interview were Foucault, director of the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984, was discussing broader efforts, including
the White House corona. Includes virus task force.
"In my nearly five decades of public
service, I have never publicly supported any political candidate," Fauci
said in a statement.
"The comments attributed to me in the
GOP campaign ad without my permission were taken in the context of a broader
statement months ago about the efforts of federal public health
officials," the statement added.
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh
defended the ad in a statement Sunday, saying Foucault's words were
"correct, and directly from Dr. Fauci's mouth."
Murtaza's statement added, "As Dr. Fauci
recently testified in the Senate, President Trump has taken the virus seriously
from the beginning, acted quickly and saved lives."
Trump himself echoed those sentiments in a
tweet on Sunday: "They are really Dr. Fauci's own words. According to some
governors, we have done an 'extraordinary' job."
Foucault and Trump have not always agreed
on how to deal with the epidemic, which has affected about 7.7 million people
in the United States and killed more than 214,000. The poll found that most
voters refused to deal with the president's crisis.
On Friday, Fawcett described an incident
at the White House on September 26, after which several participants, including
Trump, tested positive for the virus, in what became known’ as the "Supers more rapid Event." [nL1N2H00D4]
ABC News reported Sunday that it had asked
the White House to allow faucet appear on "The Week" but the
administration refused to make him or other members of the task force
available.
Alyssa Farah, White House communications
director, later said on Twitter that Fauci had denied the allegations and made
them public earlier this week.
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