US President Donald Trump mentioned the main US infectious disease specialist among the “idiots” who misinform the population about the coronavirus pandemic. According to the president, Americans are tired of the news of the epidemic, the Chicago Tribune reports.
“People are tired of COVID. I am collecting huge meetings with supporters. People don't care anymore, they say “just leave us alone.” They are tired of this, tired of listening to Fauci and these idiots, all these idiots who misunderstand all this, ”the publication quotes his words.
Earlier on October 19, it was reported that Fauci spoke about his reaction to the infection of President Donald Trump with the coronavirus. He stated that he was not at all surprised by the news of the American leader's illness. The doctor explained this by observing Trump in crowded places of people without a mask: the risk of infection in this case is high.
The current head of state and his wife Melania Trump contracted the coronavirus on October 2. The American leader was treated at the Walter Reed Military Hospital. A few days later, antibodies to the infection were found in his blood and he was discharged from the hospital. Trump later said that he was not diagnosed with pneumonia during hospitalization due to infection with the coronavirus. At the same time, the head of state noted that he felt unwell and had a fever, and doctors warned him about “slightly infected lungs.”
According to the Johns Hopkins Institute project, more than 8.2 million infections of the new type of coronavirus have been identified in the United States. More than 220,000 American patients have died due to related causes. According to these indicators, the United States ranks first in the world.
