Dr. Fauci says he was taken out of context in new Trump campaign ad [View all]
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Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dr. Anthony Fauci did not consent to being featured in a new advertisement from the Trump campaign touting President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the nation's leading infectious disease expert told CNN his words were taken out of context.
"In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed any political candidate. The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context from a broad statement I made months ago about the efforts of federal public health officials," Dr. Fauci said in a statement provided exclusively to CNN when asked if he agreed to be featured in the ad.
The Trump campaign released the new ad last week after the President was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following treatment for Covid-19. The 30-second ad, which is airing in Michigan and Pennsylvaniz, tout's Trump's personal experience with the virus and uses a quote from Dr. Fauci in an attempt to make it appear as if he is praising Trump's response.
Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2020/10/11/fauci-says-he-was-taken-out-of-context-in-new-trump-ad/
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