'I'm going to keep pushing.' Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pand

[choie]

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Q: What about the travel restrictions? President Trump keeps saying that the travel ban for China, which began 2 February, had a big impact [on slowing the spread of the virus to the United States] and that he wishes China would have told us three to four months earlier and that they were “very secretive.” [China did not immediately reveal the discovery of a new coronavirus in late December, but by 10 January, Chinese researchers made the sequence of the virus public.] It just doesn't comport with facts.

A: I know, but what do you want me to do? I mean, seriously Jon, let’s get real, what do you want me to do?




https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/i-m-going-keep-pushing-anthony-fauci-tries-make-white-house-listen-facts-pandemic

[Hoyt]

1. Kind of agree with Fauci. Plus, at this point, except for the racist "China virus" crud, it doesn't

make much difference. That was weeks ago, Fauci has more immediate problems to deal with than whether trump made a stupid statement (which he did, and does every time he opens his mouth).

When I worked in government, we had a saying -- "Pick your battles and don't waste your silver bullets" -- when dealing with stupid asses that manage to get elected to powerful positions.

[Massacure]

2. "No comment"

Q: At Friday’s press conference, you put your hands over your face when President Trump referred to the “deep State Department,” [a popular conspiracy theory]. It’s even become an internet meme. Have you been criticized for what you did?

A: No comment.