Fauci on Trump coronavirus comments: 'I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down'

[mystery-ak]

Fauci on Trump coronavirus comments: 'I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down'
By Justin Wise - 03/23/20 07:23 AM EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a new interview that he is working with the White House coronavirus task force to help ensure President Trump's remarks about COVID-19 are accurate, though admitted that the effort has its hurdles.

"I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down," Fauci told Science Magazine on Sunday after being asked about Trump's repeated assertions that China could have disclosed the discovery of the coronavirus up to four months ago. The disease first appeared in the central city of Wuhan in December.

Fauci said that he's told the "appropriate people" that the suggestion does not comport with the facts in the hopes that the president will be more careful about his remarks.


"OK, he said it. Let’s try and get it corrected for the next time," he added.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488961-fauci-on-trump-coronavirus-comments-i-cant-jump-in-front-of-the

[skeeter]

Fauci on Trump coronavirus comments: 'I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down'
By Justin Wise - 03/23/20 07:23 AM EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a new interview that he is working with the White House coronavirus task force to help ensure President Trump's remarks about COVID-19 are accurate, though admitted that the effort has its hurdles.

"I can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down," Fauci told Science Magazine on Sunday after being asked about Trump's repeated assertions that China could have disclosed the discovery of the coronavirus up to four months ago. The disease first appeared in the central city of Wuhan in December.

Fauci said that he's told the "appropriate people" that the suggestion does not comport with the facts in the hopes that the president will be more careful about his remarks.


"OK, he said it. Let’s try and get it corrected for the next time," he added.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488961-fauci-on-trump-coronavirus-comments-i-cant-jump-in-front-of-the

Fauci said nothing remotely like this to Levin last night. In fact he very clearly said precisely the opposite.

Perhaps he tailors his accounts depending upon whom he's speaking to. Or maybe someone here isn't telling the truth.

[libertybele]

Is Fauci the ONLY expert on this and does he has the final say?? I would hope that he would also be consulting with other "experts" at his level.

On the other hand, there is a combo drug out there (with its very real dangers) that seems to be halting this virus ...Trump seems to be ready to give it a green light ("what do we have to lose") -- Fauci wants trials and that is understandable.

This combo drug can cause very dangerous arrhythmia in some people.  One of the drugs is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic which has its own problems in itself.

Experts have also urged caution around the combination of medications. On Saturday, infectious diseases physician Dr. Edsel Salvana warned patients not to take hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin unless prescribed by a doctor. "Both drugs affect the QT interval of your heart and can lead to arrhythmias and sudden death, especially if you are taking other meds or have a heart condition," he wrote.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/french-researchers-publish-antimalarial-and-antibiotics-combination-that-could-shorten-covid-19

[musiclady]

Trump continues to be his own worst enemy because he says whatever pops into his head instead of what’s always factually accurate.

I know he’ll never learn to be more judicious, but it would certainly help him if he could.

[skeeter]

Trump continues to be his own worst enemy because he says whatever pops into his head instead of what’s always factually accurate.

I know he’ll never learn to be more judicious, but it would certainly help him if he could.

He's painful to listen to when he's being serious and not reading from prepared remarks. You gotta read between his lines, however awkwardly delivered.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

He's painful to listen to when he's being serious and not reading from prepared remarks. You gotta read between his lines, however awkwardly delivered.

@skeeter I can read between those lines pretty easily.  There is one man in Washington DC whose heart weighs the heaviest with each new American death.  Our President Donald J Trump.  #WAAITT

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/804955928/anguish-raw-emotions-at-ceremony-for-fallen-soldiers-as-trump-looks-on
"I go out to Dover and I have to — I meet parents," Trump said during a cabinet meeting in October. "It's not a pleasant thing; it's the most unpleasant thing I do. Most unpleasant thing I do."

Have I misjudged the depth of his soul?

[skeeter]

@skeeter I can read between those lines pretty easily.  There is one man in Washington DC whose heart weighs the heaviest with each new American death.  Our President Donald J Trump.  #WAAITT

If there's anyone here who has DJT's number its you, @Once-Ler.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

If there's anyone here who has DJT's number its you, @Once-Ler.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-iRf9AWoyE

I'm sorry it just slipped out.  Forgiveness is hard.

[skeeter]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-iRf9AWoyE

I'm sorry it just slipped out.  Forgiveness is hard.

Wish I had a nickel for every CS Lewis/Iron Maiden-themed sermon I've sat through.

[Bigun]

Someone PLEASE ask Dr. Fauci just what the hell he has been doing for the last 16 years!!! Surely he hasn't been doing what the last sentence of this said should NOT be done!

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Someone PLEASE ask Dr. Fauci just what the hell he has been doing for the last 16 years!!! Surely he hasn't been doing what the last sentence of this said should NOT be done!

That's right. HANG DR. FAUCI!!! Pointy-headed elitist snob that he is.  that will fix it.

[Bigun]

0.0048% of the world has coronavirus.

[skeeter]

0.0048% of the world has coronavirus.

Lol. I gotta learn how to do that.

[musiclady]

He's painful to listen to when he's being serious and not reading from prepared remarks. You gotta read between his lines, however awkwardly delivered.

Except that most Americans don't want to have to "read between the lines" to figure out what our President is saying.

The less he talks, the more he ad libs, the more confusing he becomes.

America needs clarity right now, so he needs to speak less and read everything he has to say.  Let Pence and others do his talking.

Otherwise the American people don't actually know that he's doing alright in handling this unprecedented health crisis.

[musiclady]

Epidemiologists (you know, the people who are educated and informed and not just posting cute things on internet forums?) are saying that this pandemic is still in its infancy.

That is, according to mathematics, and science, and medicine, and all that silly stuff.

ERGO, your crawling, cute stats are MEANINGLESS.

If one is even slightly interested in the truth.

[Bigun]

Epidemiologists (you know, the people who are educated and informed and not just posting cute things on internet forums?) are saying that this pandemic is still in its infancy.

That is, according to mathematics, and science, and medicine, and all that silly stuff.

ERGO, your crawling, cute stats are MEANINGLESS.

If one is even slightly interested in the truth.

Please point to what is untruthful in what I posted?

And IMHO it far from meaningless that we are doing what we are doing because .0048% of the world has coronavirus.

[skeeter]

Except that most Americans don't want to have to "read between the lines" to figure out what our President is saying.

The less he talks, the more he ad libs, the more confusing he becomes.

America needs clarity right now, so he needs to speak less and read everything he has to say.  Let Pence and others do his talking.

Otherwise the American people don't actually know that he's doing alright in handling this unprecedented health crisis.

The public opinion polls, for what they're worth, do not support this opinion.

Perhaps its in the news media's interests to make it seems as though he is confused/confusing.

[XenaLee]

Fauci said nothing remotely like this to Levin last night. In fact he very clearly said precisely the opposite.

Perhaps he tailors his accounts depending upon whom he's speaking to. Or maybe someone here isn't telling the truth.

Nah!   Couldn't possibly be.   Stretches the imagination!!!

[XenaLee]

If there's anyone here who has DJT's number its you, @Once-Ler.

Yeah.   Only..... it's a wrong number.     

[musiclady]

The public opinion polls, for what they're worth, do not support this opinion.

Perhaps its in the news media's interests to make it seems as though he is confused/confusing.

Skeeter........ I listen to him.  What he says IS confusing, no media interpretation involved.

This is a communication flaw that his loyal supporters seem to refuse to admit is a problem, and I'm not sure why.

Every one of you knows he is a poor communicator (whether you defend it or not).

If the President is speaking in a crisis, even his most loyal fans should want clarity from him and not rambling.

It's just not there.

I truly believe that the majority of Americans really want to be able to trust him in this (the hard core haters will hate him no matter what he says or does, but not most people), but if he says one thing one day that seems to be the opposite of what he's said the day before or different from the experts standing behind him, and if he speaks off the top of his head when he's not being accurate, it harms his cause.

That's all I'm saying.

He should limit his remarks and let others speak for him.

[skeeter]

Skeeter........ I listen to him.  What he says IS confusing, no media interpretation involved.

This is a communication flaw that his loyal supporters seem to refuse to admit is a problem, and I'm not sure why.

Every one of you knows he is a poor communicator (whether you defend it or not).

If the President is speaking in a crisis, even his most loyal fans should want clarity from him and not rambling.

It's just not there.

I truly believe that the majority of Americans really want to be able to trust him in this (the hard core haters will hate him no matter what he says or does, but not most people), but if he says one thing one day that seems to be the opposite of what he's said the day before or different from the experts standing behind him, and if he speaks off the top of his head when he's not being accurate, it harms his cause.

That's all I'm saying.

He should limit his remarks and let others speak for him.

I agree he makes me wince when he attempts to wing it. What I am saying is most people don't seem to mind. Apparently they are looking past his style.

[musiclady]

I agree he makes me wince when he attempts to wing it. What I am saying is most people don't seem to mind.

I'm not sure about that.  People are really scared right now (and rightfully so), so it's really important that the messaging is clear.

All he would have to do when asked questions is to defer to the people behind him who know more than he does, and who are advising him.

Of course the media is going to grab up every questionable thing he says because they are evil.

All I am saying is, minimize the confusion and the wince-worthy comments and let others talk for him.  In DeWine's pressers here in Ohio (he is actually quite articulate) he defers the questions to the experts behind him every day.  Trump needs to swallow his pride for a change, and let other people do the talking.

I hope he can do that.....

[GtHawk]

I'm not sure about that.  People are really scared right now (and rightfully so), so it's really important that the messaging is clear.

All he would have to do when asked questions is to defer to the people behind him who know more than he does, and who are advising him.

Of course the media is going to grab up every questionable thing he says because they are evil.

All I am saying is, minimize the confusion and the wince-worthy comments and let others talk for him.  In DeWine's pressers here in Ohio (he is actually quite articulate) he defers the questions to the experts behind him every day.  Trump needs to swallow his pride for a change, and let other people do the talking.

I hope he can do that.....

You know I have been standing in a more than a few lines at stores since this insanity started started and not one of the people young or old were talking about being panicked, they pretty much expressed the opinion that this was all being blown out of proportion especially considering past situations like H1N1 and even just the flu. I'm not saying there aren't panicked people out there, because the media and democrats have done a damn good of stirring it up.

[musiclady]

You know I have been standing in a more than a few lines at stores since this insanity started started and not one of the people young or old were talking about being panicked, they pretty much expressed the opinion that this was all being blown out of proportion especially considering past situations like H1N1 and even just the flu. I'm not saying there aren't panicked people out there, because the media and democrats have done a damn good of stirring it up.

I probably shouldn't have used the word "scared."  More accurate would have been "concerned."   (Though I have seen posts from a number of very brave healthcare workers who have used the word "frightened," because every time they go into work, especially without adequate PPE's, they are taking their lives into their hands).

In any case, the point remains the same.......  in a time of national crisis, it is best if our President can be clear and concise, and understood without an interpreter or "reading between the lines."

He needs to make brief statements of reassurance about what is being done and let the people behind him give the details clearly.

[truth_seeker]

I have listened to remarks by video, of Sns, Cruz, Barrasso, and Mark Levin.

Noe of them said we were unnecessarily paniicked, of mentioned the "Faucci is a Hillary-loving stooge" position.

Sorry, but  think we have discovered a new "groupthink."

This dastardly Raucci is the most powerful influential, persuassive guy of all time.

He convince Potus, VP, Pompeo, 535 members of Congress, the military.