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sheshe2

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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:14 PM Jul 2020

Dr. Fauci: My 'Speaking the Truth at All Times' on Coronavirus May Be Why I 'Haven't Been on Televis

Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke out about his notable absence from television in an interview with the Financial Times published Friday, guessing that he has not been invited to speak in front of cameras due to his refusal to sugar-coat the coronavirus pandemic.

The White House coronavirus task force member has often been at odds with President Donald Trump on the virus, and told the FT he hasn’t seen the commander in chief since June 2. When asked about reports that he is being prevented from appearing on television, Fauci suggested it has to do with his comments conflicting with Trump’s tendency to downplay the pandemic.

“I have a reputation, as you probably have figured out, of speaking the truth at all times and not sugar-coating things,” he said. “And that may be one of the reasons why I haven’t been on television very much lately.”

Sticking to his promise to be truthful about the pandemic, Fauci revealed that this epidemic is “the big one,” adding that the coronavirus combines elements from past outbreaks to create “the perfect storm.”

“You have a random virus jump species from an animal to a human that is spectacularly efficient in spreading from human to human, and has a high degree, relatively speaking, of morbidity and mortality,” he said.

https://www.mediaite.com/print/dr-fauci-my-speaking-the-truth-at-all-times-on-coronavirus-may-be-why-i-havent-been-on-television/

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Dr. Fauci: My 'Speaking the Truth at All Times' on Coronavirus May Be Why I 'Haven't Been on Televis (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2020 OP
I can point to sugar coating moments but he's recovering soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

soothsayer

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1. I can point to sugar coating moments but he's recovering
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:35 PM
Jul 2020

There was a brief stretch where he soft pedaled things, but he’s finding his voice again.

Having said that— he’s right I’m sure.

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