Dr. Fauci warned Congress about the dangers of reopening schools too early amid the public health crisis—but Trump, naturally, is choosing not to heed the public health expert’s advice
’s push to reopen the country ASAP. Warning that the “consequences could be really serious” if areas reopen prematurely, Fauci quashed the Trump administration’s claims that the public health crisis is in the rearview mirror. “If you think we have it completely under control,” Fauci testified, “we don’t.
Trump, however, has naturally chosen to not to heed the respected public health expert’s advice. When asked about Fauci’s reopening warnings Wednesday while meeting with governors at the White House, Trump said that Fauci was trying “to play both sides of the equation.” The president specifically took issue with Fauci’s comments on reopening schools, which Trump said was “just not an acceptable answer” for the infectious disease expert to give.
While the coronavirus has statistically hit older people and those with preexisting conditions by far the hardest, Trump’s assertion that the coronavirus “attacks age” and “health” while leaving the young alone still isn’t entirely true. Along with
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