Trump says Fauci 'a promoter more than anything'

[DonViejo]

BY JUSTINE COLEMAN - 03/22/21 09:18 AM EDT

Former President Trump in an interview released Monday labeled the nation's top infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, “a promoter more than anything” after the two sometimes clashed on the nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I thought rather than firing him, you know, I listened to him, but I didn't do what he said because, frankly, his record is not a good record,” Trump told the podcast “The Truth with Lisa Boothe."

“I like him personally,” Trump continued. “He’s actually a nice guy. He's a great promoter. He's really a promoter more than anything else.”

When asked if he regretted "elevating" Fauci, Trump said, "Well, I didn't really elevate him. He's been there for 40 years. He's been there forever."

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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/544278-trump-fauci-a-promoter-more-than-anything

[dchill]

1. A promoter of health.

[Omnipresent]

2. I see the problem...

Media outlets keep interviewing trump.
They need to stop that nasty habit!

[Botany]

3. "His record is not a good record,"

The man discovered the retro virus that causes HIV and then developed the drug cocktail which
over time has now made HIV/Aids a treatable disease that doesn't kill you.

[GPV]

10. Indeed

[PatSeg]

20. Yeah well

You're talking about facts. Trump doesn't deal with facts or evidence. He goes with his gut.

[Botany]

22. Trump, "He's really a promoter more than anything else."

Fauci is so little of a self promoter than when a French scientist wanted to take credit for the
discovery of the retro virus Anthony was like fine take credit for it and then he went about
working on a drug cocktail to treat the disease AIDS.

[PatSeg]

24. Once again

Trump was talking about himself. He assumes that everyone is as rotten and phony as he is. I don't think he can even imagine people being decent and trustworthy. Everyone must have ulterior motives.

[Botany]

25. I think Dr. Tony is almost @ 80 or over 80 and has had a long and distinguished career nobody ...

... could complain if he took his retirement now but he has stayed busy in order to help the world.
I can't imagine what must have been going through his mind having to listen to Trump and his
science denying crowd. Although Dr. Fauci seems to be more than happy to keep working with Joe
and his team now.

[PatSeg]

29. Yes, Fauci is a very dedicated scientist

and I can't imagine him retiring unless he had to. He is everything that Trump isn't, which must drive the idiot nuts.

I often wonder what was going through Fauci's mind when he had to listen to Trump's meandering and dangerous nonsense every day. Of course in Fauci's case, his face often said more than words could convey.

[Botany]

30. "Of course in Fauci's case, his face often said more than words could convey."

https://i.insider.com/5e750596c4854015951dd912?width=1200&format=jpeg

[PatSeg]

32. Yep, that was the first image

that popped in my head, though of course, there were others. None were as telling as that one was. It must have driven Trump nuts when he saw it later.

[YoshidaYui]

4. Trump

トランプ大統領はまだ不吉です。

[Towlie]

21. Google translation from Japanese: "President Trump is still ominous."

 
?

Indeed.

[YoshidaYui]

34. past tense

[NCjack]

5. There Trump goes again -- projecting.

[Yonnie3]

6. The Bullshitter has spoken

and the media spreads it.

[magicarpet]

7. Another bullshit sandwich,... yum.

Just fuck off trDump,..

We don't need/want your bird droppings of wisdom anymore.

[Pisces]

8. Who care what he says

[MissMillie]

9. Let's try this one out...

"There's never been such a promoter as me. I promote myself better than anyone in the world. In history even. You've never seen anything like it. I'll go down as the best promoter ever, especially when I have my own internet platform in place. All the other promoters will disappear."

[kskiska]

11. Has he ever explained why he was secretly vaccinated

while promoting an anti-vax message to his followers?

[empedocles]

26. That trump vax should be advertised, widely

[dalton99a]

28. +1

[JohnSJ]

12. Why would The Hill find that the trump who helped kill over a half a million people's, opinion is

is worth a page to print about is beyond me

[MisterNiceKitty]

13. I see he's recovered his megaphone

[Aviation Pro]

14. Fuck off, fuckturd

Go throw another fucking infant fit on your gof course only this time hurl your club ala Caddyshack.

Did I mention you're a fuckturd? You're a fuckturd.

[marble falls]

15. Classic projection.

[rickyhall]

16. Fauci promoted facts, that other guy, lies, only lies.

[HipChick]

17. Who cares what that clown said? He's responsible for 500K American deaths...

[Hekate]

18. That's the only thing the old orange huckster understands: the language of the con....

As a human being and as a scientist, Dr Fauci is light-years beyond “the previous guy’s” comprehension.

[spanone]

19. Says the death machine.

[malaise]

23. Two words

Fuck Trump

[Tanuki]

27. Idiot further confirms his own ignorance, vindictiveness, and stupidity.

[onecaliberal]

31. Why does anyone give a fuck what the raping, murdering pig says or thinks about anything.

He doesn't have the brains God gave a rock.

[IcyPeas]

33. Half a million people were unavailable for further comment

forever belittling and demeaning to people and gets away with it on fox.

Link to tweet

[ProfessorGAC]

35. They Spelled His Name Wrong!

It should be L-O-S-E-R!

[WarGamer]

36. That's pretty much true.

Fauci wasn't ion the lab or correlating research data...

He was the public face for the public to understand and prepare for the pandemic.

I don't take "promoter" as a derogatory.