Trump Says He Will Fire Dr. Anthony Fauci After the Election

[Galraedia]

At a rally in Florida last night, President Trump suggested he would fire infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci after the election. After encouraging a “Fire Fauci” chant, a popular Trumpist slogan, he told the crowd, “Don’t tell anybody but let me wait till a little bit after the election.”

Link to tweet

It has been obvious for weeks that President Trump plans to fire Dr. Fauci. Trump has stripped Fauci and other public-health officials of all influence in decisions on how to handle the pandemic — or to be precise, not to handle it — and handed it over to unqualified right-wing crank Scott Atlas. Trump and his minions have repeatedly mocked Fauci for saying true things about COVID-19 (masks work, we have not turned the corner, a vaccine is not going to make it disappear quickly) that violate his political line.

Of course, presidents have the right to fire executive branch officials. (Fauci is a civil servant, which means Trump would need to order Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to fire him.) The reason he has held off is that Fauci is extremely popular. Trump’s advisers clearly prevailed upon him to wait until after the election to fire his beloved, high-profile public-health adviser. (Likewise, they got him to wait to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions until immediately after the 2018 midterms.)

But firing Fauci is like the Christmas present sitting in the corner that Trump can’t wait three more days to open. His polls are bad, and he needs the display of dominance to perk up his psyche now.

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[Totally Tunsie]

1. Whatever...

We're going to fire donnie during the election!

[MontanaMama]

2. Good luck MF.

Fauci’s boss already said he wouldn’t do it. The next at bat would be Alex Azar. If the MF loses tomorrow, I doubt Alex would fire him...he has been a sycophant but he’s not completely batshit.

[marie999]

3. It has to be for cause and that cause has to be in writing. Dr. Fauci can appeal it

and even take it to court if the appeal fails. By that time Biden will be president.

[getagrip_already]

4. He should move on anyway, but not because trump decides that......

He's lost his credibility in gov't. He can be much more effective in academia.

Just saying.

[PJMcK]

9. What?

How has Dr. Fauci "lost his credibility in gov't"?

Just asking.

[getagrip_already]

10. not the way most people would think...

This isn't a rw talking point. I'm not saying he can't be believed. Not at all, when he does speak out he is accurate and his thoughts are based in science.

I meant he lost credibility because of what he hasn't said, and when he hasn't said it.

He should have resigned the moment he felt he couldn't speak his mind, which was very early on in the daily briefings.

It's not what he did say. It's what he didn't stand up to trump and say.

I know people support and like him. I feel differently.

[PJMcK]

11. Thanks for your honest answer (n/t)

[Boogiemack]

5. Everyone that Trump fired should be re-hired by Pres. Biden. And everyone hired by Trump

should be fired by President Biden.

[The Wizard]

6. He will demand

Fauci be fired by his immediate supervisor under the threat of being fired by Trump.

[NotAPuppet]

7. Future President Biden

already said that he would hire Fauci. Trump will probably go crazy after the election and fire everybody except for Ivanka.

[Windy City Charlie]

8. Meat for the audience

Nothing more