The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi intern Wu Sifan
Since the outbreak, U.S. President Donald Trump's relationship with top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has been the focus of public opinion. On the 28th local time, when Trump expressed indignation at Fauci's high approval rating, he complained that he was not liked.
Reuters reported on the 29th that Trump frankly expressed indignation at Fauci's high approval rating at the White House press conference held on the 28th, and complained that "no one likes me." Trump is puzzled that Fauci has gained high approval ratings among the public, but his own support has been soaring, believing that although he works closely with Fauci, "no one likes himself" and that "he (Fauci) is working with us (trump team), and in most cases, we have implemented the initiatives he and other experts have suggested." He has received a high degree of recognition, so why don't I have a high level of support and recognition for my handling of the epidemic? Trump said.
"So I'm a little confused that a guy is highly valued for our work, and yet nobody likes me. This can probably only be caused by my personality. Trump explained.
According to the News of Capitol Hill on July 22, 3,500 public health experts have signed a joint letter expressing support for Fauci. Meanwhile, a poll showed that 30 percent of Americans believed Trump's information about the outbreak, while 65 percent trusted Fauci.
CNN and Business Insider reported that since the outbreak of the epidemic, as an infectious disease expert in the White House's new crown task force, Fauci has been one of the most trusted people in the government, and many Americans are listening carefully to his advice on how to protect themselves from the new crown infection, but Trump has repeatedly rejected his opinions, and even contradicted him on issues such as whether hydroxychloroquine can treat new crown pneumonia. After Trump repeatedly called the new crown virus a "Chinese virus", Fauci repeatedly expressed opposition to the name in front of the media and reiterated the correct name of the new crown virus.
In addition to the repeated "frictions" with Trump, in recent months, some people in the White House have also criticized Fauci, trying to marginalize or even block it, such as Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro in early July who publicly attacked Fauci, claiming that he made many mistakes, but Mark Meadows, the white house chief of staff, publicly condemned Mr. Navarro's move, saying that his views could not represent the White House position.
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