Trump: 'I disagree' with Fauci on COVID-19 in the US
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Trump: 'I disagree' with Fauci on COVID-19 in the US
July 7, 2020, 8:03 PM EDT
Anthony Fauci (R) is the country's top immunologist and a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he disagrees with the assessment of the country's top immunologist, Anthony Fauci, on the dire situation the United States faces as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to spread.
"The current state is really not good," the highly respected Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a Facebook and Twitter livestream on Monday.
"We are still knee deep in the first wave" of COVID-19 infections," he said.
Trump, speaking Tuesday in a TV interview, disagreed with Fauci, a key player on the White House's own Coronavirus Task Force.
"I think we are in a good place," the president said in an interview on the "Full Court Press" news show hosted by a former Fox News anchor, adding: "I disagree with him."
"Dr. Fauci said don't wear masks, now he says wear them," he continued, adding that the immunologist has "said numerous things" that according to Trump were bad advice.
"So we've done a good job. I think we are going to be in two, three, four weeks, by the time we next speak, I think we are going to be in very good shape," Trump added.
The United States has fared poorly in its handling of the pandemic, with more than 130,000 people losing their lives, the highest death toll in the world by far. Currently there is a surge of cases in the south and the west after regional officials began to relax restrictions.
Trump has downplayed the ever-rising number of daily cases, blaming them instead on increased testing.
The US is currently testing some 600,000 people a day, according to the COVID Tracking Project, but even this is deemed insufficient by health experts because of the very high rate of positive cases being found.
On Tuesday federal officials said they would offer free COVID-19 testing to people without symptoms to stem a surge of cases in three southern hotspots.
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The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences school said that with their new modeling they are projecting a peak sometime at the end of October with 20,000 new cases daily.
That is why I am stocking up on some things now. They are items I buy weekly so I plan to have at least 4 months worth on hand. The only times I will venture out is to my mom and pop store for smokes and milk and to the bank once a month.
I actually have some of those boxes of milk that can sit on a shelf for a while.
Not as good but would do in a pinch.
#1. Pet food for 2 or 3 months.
#2. For #2, Toilet paper - the good stuff not the corn husks.
#3. Alcohol - either 70%rubbing alcohol or Bacardi 151. "No really officer - it's just my hand sanitizer..."
#4. Paper towels
#5. Flour and yeast
OK - there was never a shortage of pet food here - but it's kind of a moral priority. The other things were in consistent short supply until just the past month. Food was never a problem.
That instant milk is handy when you're making mashed potatoes and you don't have any milk. I've used it for something else, too, but can't remember
I get my pet stuff from Chewy.com. They're very good at letting me know if they're having a hard time getting my order to me.
There won't be any lockdowns except in isolated cases.
I get my cat's special food from Chewey. They are a very good company.
You were the one that told me I needed to go on their website to check and see if they had the dry food I like and the litter I like. Well, I did, and now I don't have to go Walmart for pet supplies! I was just getting the wet food and the treats because when I first started with them they were kind of limited in what they had.
I love that company! When Buster passed away they sent me a condolence card
I have used them before to get like flea medicine and stuff. Now I get those collars that last six to eight months.
I would add -
#6 - Medications
#7 - Bottled water
And you really believe that?
I'll bet Dr. Fauci disagrees with Trump too. Other medical or scientific experts have disagreed with Trump and even had to correct him. But I think I'll go with a scientist over a politician when it comes to pandemic matters.
More failed leadership by crooked donnie...
He could say all the words you want him to, but people will still go out and mingle. It's the social nature of humans.
Then some humans are stupid and irresponsible!
Stupid and irresponsible people lacking in commonsense would go out an mingle. But, they would be the odd ones and not the norm.
Agreed.
That I'm not so sure anymore.
But many more would not if he "said all the words". He has failed utterly in supporting healthcare guidelines and providing a proper example during this pandemic.
That's why other countries are reopening without fear of another wave of COVID, while the US has failed to flatten anything and are breaking new records in infections and deaths.
Greg is making up an excuse. This is not one of those, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink!" instances. Trump supporters act onto his utterances. Human nature, notwithstanding.
Human nature or human stupidity? I'm beginning to think it's one and the same.
Talk about Saul Alinsky tactics, this incessant drilling on a single point seems to be a mantra from Trump supporters.
Further, typical Trump, gratuitiously discrediting Dr. Fauci and causing many of his supporters to doubt the importance of wearing masks. Trump is an extraordinarily irresponsible occupant of the nation's highest, most influential office.
And yet, some people cling to his every word or every bit of his "advice" like it's gospel or something. It's no wonder Trump said he "loves the poorly educated."
Folks act like it's a crime to change your mind on something especially after you've received more information
Partisanship makes some folks behave stupidly.
Or maybe some folks are just plain stupid?
Nah.....
Some certainly seem to be stupid. I think most, however, are not as stupid as their positions suggest. Blindly (i.e. not understanding the reasons well enough to defend the position; just acting because an authority said to) following authority (be it partisan or religious) can make some (most?) people speak and behave stupidly even when they are not actually stupid (in an IQ sense).
You are kinder than I am TiG.
That's stupid right there.
I'm not specifically referring to overall IQ. Although, when people behave or act stupid, especially where partisan politics is concerned, I certainly have to wonder about IQ levels.
Some people lack commonsense as a balance to all other achievements in knowledge. For example, it is possible to have higher education accomplishments and consistently not understand the value in balancing a checkbook!
That is true.
Do you think that's why we see so much obtuseness and outright defiance here at NT?
Well, then. Trump disagrees with Fauci. Who am I to believe? Fauci, who graduated first in his class from Cornell Medical School, and has turned down offers to head the NIH, or Trump, whose own Secretary of State called him a "fucking moron"?
What to do, what to do.
I can't add anything to this - the facts are so obvious even the die-hard NT Trump supporters have to realize the mistake of their unbridled support (but of course that will be the frosty day when any one of them will admit it). Anyway, what is clear to me is what I've been saying for weeks about the numbers, and it's becoming more and more correct - You ain't seen nothin' yet.
Don't be too gleeful at our problems, things are deteriorating in China also.
"Trump: 'I Disagree' With Fauci On COVID-19 In The US"
Any "Normal" person would too !
The guy has been all over the place.... with his "Expertise" ....... since this started !
Hell.... Dr. Fauci even admitted his initial "Don't wear mask" crap....was all about "Supply vs. Demand" !
So what should be trusted, coming from his mouth !