Just watched Dr. Fauci on MTP: He is a useless toady.

[Coventina]

At least in that interview.

I guess he's done good work in the past, but now he's just echoing the Trump party line.

I have zero confidence in that guy.



I'm really glad that they had the IL gov on right after him to call him out on his bullshit!

[SunSeeker]

1. The repuation of anyone connected to Trump is destroyed.

[True Blue American]

2. I do not think

Doctor Fauci is a toady. If you listened to him testifying to Congress he was very honest. Trump can not fire him, but I noticed he left the stage when the Doctor was announced.

But then I never believed for a minute that VP Biden was senile, either! He is sharp, knows his facts, is a classy fit man.

[RelativelyJones]

3. 100% DO NOT agree.

[peacefreak2.0]

4. I think he's straddling a fine line.

He fully understands the depth of COVID and also the heinous depth of the pissant he has to deal with.

[Cosmocat]

7. Yep - we are funtionally a third world dictatorship

Everyone has to watch their step w the man child.

[Habibi]

13. Agreed.

I think he continues to straddle that line because if he doesn't and Trump somehow fires or sidelines him, there will be even fewer experts in this administration to tell us the truth about the virus.

[kentuck]

5. He's all we got up there.

I will withhold criticism at this time.

[blogslut]

6. I think he is acting as a crisis negotiator

He's trying his best to keep President Pandemic from jumping off a cliff and taking America with him. I expect him to occasionally say some lame stuff.

[ashredux]

15. 👍👍

[bucolic_frolic]

8. He's sugar-coating either in fear of being fired or as political loyalty

He also doesn't want to create a panic. We are there, despite his taking the hard edges off the messaging.

[Lulu KC]

9. I am not seeing it

He could disappear tomorrow and he knows it. He's doing what he has to to stay in the game and help us.

[Raine]

10. I don't agree nt

[Botany]

11. The man could have retired years ago but instead he is putting his ass on the line ...

... in trying to fight this battle. Right now he is doing what he thinks is the best in
trying to help us all.

[skip fox]

12. I have been watching Dr. Fauci closely and I am generally VERY impressed, but

I did see him say these three things within minutes:

That the mortality rate for Covid-19 looks to be about 2%.

That the mortality rate for the flu is about .1%.

And then he said that the Covid-19 mortality is 10 times greater the regular flu.



The numbers that Fauci provided indicates that Covid-19's mortality rate appears to be 20 times higher. I imagine that Trump leaned on him, requesting he low-ball the number, providing only the lowest number of his estimate. I'm guessing he would have liked to have said 10-20 times greatest. Trump probably prevailed on him to give the lower number with an argument about not panicingthe public.

[LisaL]

14. 10, 20-it's an approximate number.

At least an order of magnitude higher.

[lostnfound]

16. That, Sir, is a saintly sacrifice. You and me and everyone owe him gratitude.

He is not a bumbling idiot. He is knowledgeable. Yet he is still working there inside the gates of hell, explaining reality to demons. The reality based community needs him to stay put. He is making sacrifices where necessary, but getting the truth injected into a group thati s angered by it.

[TNNurse]

17. I also disagree.

He is doing what he can and trying to stay there so he can communicate.

He is not in his job because of Trump like so many are. He has experience and is trying to stay to help.

[Hortensis]

18. All who hope to influence Trump have to play his game.

Dr. Fauci's colleagues know his fine reputation and will know what to think of his performance. His world-class expertise and superb reputation are why we're hearing about him and Trump will see him. I'm guessing most of his colleagues are very glad they're not in his position.

[SKKY]

19. Dr. Fauci knows, if he isn't the one getting the information out...

...to the people, likely no one will. To do that, he has to stay out of 45's doghouse. I think he doing as good of a job as his current situation will allow. I would call him anything but a toadie.