President Trump, who has for months been at loggerheads with public health experts on how best to contain the coronavirus pandemic, on Monday called Dr. Anthony Fauci a “disaster” and complained that Americans are tired of hearing from “these idiots,” according to media reports of a call between Trump and campaign staff.
“People are tired of hearing Fauci and these idiots, all these idiots who got it wrong,” Trump said on the call meant to discuss Election Day strategy, according to The New York Times.
“He’s been here for 500 years,” Trump reportedly said of Fauci.
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