Dr. Anthony Fauci has revealed that former President Donald Trump got the idea to use hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 from Laura Ingraham on Fox News. Fauci, who served as the chief White House medical adviser, frequently had to contradict Trump on public health matters, particularly when Trump made statements that were not supported by scientific evidence. This led to a strained relationship between the two, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed and Trump continued to make unfounded claims. Fauci recalled correcting Trump on live TV and noted that their relationship deteriorated further as the election approached. He expressed concern about the future of public health communication and the potential impact of misinformation. He highlighted the missed opportunity when Trump failed to endorse mask-wearing.
Dr. Fauci talks going up against Donald Trump: 'Things got really dicey' https://t.co/nFTl6zxFVZ https://t.co/ZbXIPXAg8z
Dr. Fauci: When Trump started to say things that actually were not true, I just felt that I had a responsibility for my own personal and professional integrity but also my responsibility to the American public. So I had to contradict him. Once I did that, things got really dicey.… https://t.co/KMAmE5Ditm
Dr Fauci talks about his relationship with Trump: “He was really very upset about the fact that I had to get up and say…no, it's not going to disappear like magic, and, no, hydroxychloroquine doesn't work no matter what Laura Ingraham is telling you.” https://t.co/veOIbBqgag
“I had confronted other terrible outbreaks...but none of them prepared me for the environment I would find myself in during the coronavirus pandemic.” Anthony Fauci on what he saw inside the government's response to COVID-19. https://t.co/Ypm1JveYAD
“We did have a good relationship, but he was really very upset about the fact that I had to get up and say, you know, no, it's not going to disappear like magic, and, no, hydroxychloroquine doesn't work no matter what Laura Ingraham is telling you.” https://t.co/xc65NgZrav
Fauci And Alyssa Farah Griffin Recall Trying to Convince Trump to Wear a Mask By Telling Him He 'Looked Cool' https://t.co/YQguFOZ7Fv
Fauci: “That’s the thing that worries me, not only about what I have to face, but also about the direction of the country & the social order in our democracy. It’s very threatening, I think.” https://t.co/Z2JrlxdY36
Fauci on Republicans investigating him: “That’s the thing that worries me, about what I have to face, but also about the direction of the country & the social order of the democracy. It’s very threatening, I think.” https://t.co/OBlSHUhB02
“[Trump] has millions and millions of followers. ... All he had to do was say, 'The CDC is recommending masks. We know it's gonna save lives. Do it.' And he missed an opportunity.” — Anthony Fauci on “The View” says it was “painful” to contradict Trump on masks during COVID https://t.co/ND94hQhomf
Anthony Fauci on “The View” discusses his complicated relationship with Trump during the COVID pandemic: “We kind of had that New York — he calls it 'swagger' — with each other... That was really good in the beginning until he wished and hoped that the outbreak would disappear.” https://t.co/tC8QA9EBB9
The Star’s interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci on AIDS, anti-vaxxers, death threats and the ‘whiplash’ of Donald Trump https://t.co/ULxSG4JPGa
Fauci: Trump got Covid 'miracle cure' idea from Laura Ingraham Source: MSNBC (YouTube) https://t.co/vwdU7twcTr
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he is “deeply concerned” about whether Americans will listen to public health information in the future. https://t.co/LveieWDLxn
Anthony Fauci Says Trump Got Hydroxychloroquine Idea From Right-Wing TV Host https://t.co/yeCALwWALU
.@GeoffRBennett: What was your relationship like with Donald Trump? Dr. Fauci: "When it became clear that the virus was not gonna disappear ... as we got into the season of preparing for the election, then we started to go separately because that's when I had to contradict him." https://t.co/9ovyV4Bl2q
Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci: Former President Trump got hydroxychloroquine treatment idea from Laura Ingraham https://t.co/npTwiz59rY
Exclusive: At 83, the public-health doc at the center of battles against diseases from AIDS to Zika weighs in on COVID-19, and Donald Trump. https://t.co/kgANm20R8H
Fauci just claimed that Trump was getting Covid advice from Laura Ingraham on Fox News https://t.co/ttRyrPsZEC
Fauci Recalls Surprising Aftermath Of Correcting Trump On Live TV https://t.co/cP1XLfsZnk
Fauci Says Trump Got Harebrained Hydroxychloroquine Idea ‘From Laura Ingraham on Fox News’ https://t.co/5c6pEj1rPO