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orangecrush

(19,548 posts)
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 04:22 PM Oct 2020

Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign call

Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign call
By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN

Updated 1:41 PM ET, Mon October 19, 2020
Trump calls Fauci a 'disaster' on call with campaign staff



(CNN)A frustrated and at times foul-mouthed President Donald Trump claimed on a campaign call that people are tired of hearing about the deadly pandemic which has killed more than 215,000 Americans and trashed Dr. Anthony Fauci as a "disaster" who has been around for "500 years."


Referring to Fauci and other health officials as "idiots," Trump declared the country ready to move on from the health disaster, even as cases are again spiking and medical experts warn the worst may be yet to come.
Baselessly claiming that if Fauci was in charge more than half a million people would be dead in the United States, Trump portrayed the recommendations offered by his own administration to mitigate spread of the disease as a burdensome annoyance.


https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-coronavirus/index.html

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Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign call (Original Post) orangecrush Oct 2020 OP
"a burdensome annoyance" - pretty weak assessment of the trump reign of terror, if you ask me. PSPS Oct 2020 #1
When is Fauci going to say 'enough' C_U_L8R Oct 2020 #2
My thoughts exactly orangecrush Oct 2020 #4
He has objected in the strongest way possible in that interview Shermann Oct 2020 #5
Fauci needs to resign but promise to return if President Biden rehires him. OrlandoDem2 Oct 2020 #3

PSPS

(13,594 posts)
1. "a burdensome annoyance" - pretty weak assessment of the trump reign of terror, if you ask me.
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 04:29 PM
Oct 2020

Also, "ready to move on from the health disaster."

Yes, the country is "ready to move on from the health disaster" and knows the only path is to rid itself of you and your mob goons.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
2. When is Fauci going to say 'enough'
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 04:32 PM
Oct 2020

Last edited Mon Oct 19, 2020, 06:10 PM - Edit history (1)

This is total bullshit that he has to put up with Trump's stupidity and insults

Shermann

(7,413 posts)
5. He has objected in the strongest way possible in that interview
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 05:15 PM
Oct 2020

There is a certain line which he doesn't want to cross based on his professional ethics.

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