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The secret to Dr. Fauci's survival at heart of coronavirus response
by Rob Crilly | May 05, 2020 06:15 PM
He has played down President Trump's pet theories on COVID-19, gently dismissed what the boss held out as a possible “game changer†cure, and distanced himself from suggestions favored by White House allies that the virus may have emerged by accident from a Chinese laboratory.
Yet, Dr. Anthony Fauci has survived demands that he be fired from Trump’s coronavirus task force thanks in part to a warm personal relationship with the president, according to insiders.
A senior administration official, familiar with the dynamics of task force meetings, said Trump felt a sense of kinship with a fellow New Yorker from the outer boroughs.
“I think he does,†said the official. “They get along great in person.â€
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