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RandySF

(58,771 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 07:27 PM Apr 2020

Trump retweets call for Fauci to be fired, his first public rebuke of his top infectious disease exp

President Trump delivered his first public rebuke of the nation’s top infectious disease expert and a member of his coronavirus task force on Sunday evening by resharing a tweet that said “Time to #FireFauci.” DeAnna Lorraine, a Trump supporter and former congressional candidate for California, tweeted: “Fauci is now saying that had Trump listened to the medical experts earlier he could’ve saved more lives. Fauci was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large.” Trump retweeted Lorraine and commented of her claims, “Sorry Fake News, it’s all on tape. I banned China long before people spoke up.”


https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-first-public-rebuke-of-dr-anthony-fauci-with-firefauci-retweet?via=twitter_page

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Trump retweets call for Fauci to be fired, his first public rebuke of his top infectious disease exp (Original Post) RandySF Apr 2020 OP
fuck him demtenjeep Apr 2020 #1
Here we go again SheltieLover Apr 2020 #2
Fine. I hear Joe Biden's hiring . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 #3
fine. fire him. then he can be all over the air waves telling the whole truth. Pillow talk Apr 2020 #4
Pattern . . . Iliyah Apr 2020 #5
I'd prefer Fauci just go to the podium and call Trump a liar. dem4decades Apr 2020 #6
How dare he! smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #7
Biden should hire him kurtcagle Apr 2020 #8
Did Trump make Fauci sign an NDA? nt DURHAM D Apr 2020 #9
Sheesh Windy City Charlie Apr 2020 #10
Fauci will certainly get more air time if he is fired. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2020 #11

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
5. Pattern . . .
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 07:33 PM
Apr 2020

Tell the truth, t-rump fires . . .

But with this, life and death for us. I hope he continues to tell the truth.

kurtcagle

(1,602 posts)
8. Biden should hire him
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 08:05 PM
Apr 2020

It would be a major blow to Trump's credibility (already non-existent) to remove Fauci, and I think the good doctor has come to the realization that Trump is only using him to give the president* legitimacy. Were Fauci to start working under the auspices of Biden, it's likely that people would tune out the daily briefing altogether. He would also be a good candidate for a real surgeon general.

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)
10. Sheesh
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 09:19 PM
Apr 2020

What's he think? That firing Fauci brings an immediate end to the pandemic? Trump seems to act as if taking care of this virus is like flipping a switch. And, him and that overuse of "fake news"

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