Dr. Fauci is among the world’s leading infectious disease specialists. He's been the director of NIAID since 1984 & he’s advised every president since Ronald Reagan. He’s exactly the type of devoted, career govt employee that Trump insiders have smeared as “disloyal” for 3 yrs.
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Dr. Fauci is (rightly) getting a lot of credit for his role in America’s
#coronavirus response. He is not just an expert, but an experienced and highly respected leader who helped us through previous outbreaks including the AIDS crisis, Zika virus, Ebola, and now coronavirus.Show this thread -
Dr. Fauci is the “star” of the
#coronavirus response team. And he should be — he’s the one Americans should be listening to & looking to. But that’s a problem for a narcissist like Trump. He can’t deal w/ someone outshining him & getting the praise that he thinks *he* deserves.Show this thread -
I saw the first signs of a budding smear campaign targeting Dr. Fauci a few weeks ago, but he has done a good job of defusing much of it publicly. But it never went away, and it’s about to become something that threatens his job, at the worst possible time. We can’t lose Fauci.
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In one version of the smear campaign, Trump insiders will portray Dr. Fauci as an Obama holdover or “deep state”-aligned liberal elitist who is trying to use
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In another related smear campaign, Fauci will be presented (internally to Trump & among right-wing figures) as disloyal for correcting Trump & for speaking honestly to the “fake news media”. They’ll also say he’s consulting with anti-Trump liberal scientists who can’t be trusted.
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As they go after Dr. Fauci, call it for what it is: A politically-motivated smear campaign aimed at ousting or sidelining the leading infectious disease expert in the country during the worst pandemic of our lifetime — all because he’s more loyal to science & medicine than Trump.
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And to the media: Please be aware of this smear campaign so you don’t become part of it. Be extremely thoughtful with your questions (focus on facts) & don’t use soundclips of Dr. Fauci to make it seem like he’s attacking Trump when he’s not. This isn’t the time for that. Please.
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And re Trump-friendly media: I know there are still people at Fox News with a conscience. If you’re one of them, now is the time to show it. Don’t let your network be used as the vehicle for a smear campaign that could derail our coronavirus response and kill countless people.
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