The immunologist who became the face of the COVID-19 response said angry people made him out to be the 'devil' and he became a target of their anger.
about the way he was perceived by a portion of the country as the pandemic unraveled quickly as he became a target for conservatives who disagreed with his assessments on possible remedies and shutdowns.
"I happened to be the guy that really pissed off the far right, by being the person who spoke up against [former President Donald] Trump," Fauci said."When you look, I never really disparaged him at all. I always said, 'What he's saying is not true.' The president was very little fazed. After I would say it, he would be just as friendly to me. The staff around him went crazy.
In March 2020, Fauci refuted Trump's suggestion for Americans to look into taking the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a method to prevent infection, referring to the evidence as anecdotal.
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