With the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic raging, the honeymoon between US President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci is definitely over.
CNN reports Trump has taken to openly criticizing Fauci on television. Meanwhile, Fauci is expressing puzzlement at some of Trump's claims.
When the coronavirus task force convened at the Department of Education this week, Fauci was told to telecommute rather than attending in person.
While he's conducted a flurry of newspaper and radio interviews, he has stopped appearing on major American television networks.
In several interviews this week, Fauci said the nation would have been better served if leaders acted in unison.
I have a reputation, as you probably have figured out, of speaking the truth at all times and not sugar-coating things. And that may be one of the reasons why I haven't been on television very much lately. Dr. Anthony Fauci Interview with The Financial Times