The infectious disease expert is being kept from appearing before a House panel to talk about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fauci, an leading infectious disease expert, is a prominent part of the White House’s coronavirus task force.
“While the Trump Administration continues its whole-of-government response to COVID-19, including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development, it is counterproductive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at congressional hearings,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement Friday. “We are committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time.
The Trump administration has been criticized for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. leads the world in coronavirus cases, with more than 1 million confirmed cases as of Friday. Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has used the platform of the White House coronavirus briefings toMeanwhile, some states, including Texas and Georgia, have begun to reopen businesses. President Donalddemanding that states reopen workplaces as “great people,” despite their open flouting of social distancing measures as they protest.
Fauci’s statements to the public have sometimes clashed with Trump’s — such as when Trump last month repeatedly pushed a malaria drug as a possible treatment for COVID-19, while Fauci urged in news interviews that we can’t
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