Dr. Fauci Accepts Biden’s
Offer to Be Chief Medical Adviser.
On Thursday, President-elect
Joe Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper
that he asked Dr. Anthony Fauci to
stay on as chief medical adviser
in his administration. .
The conversation reportedly happened on
Thursday afternoon during a planned meeting between
Dr. Fauci and Biden’s transition team. .
Biden specifically asked Fauci to
become his chief medical adviser and
be a part of his COVID-19 response team. .
I asked him to stay on the exact same role
he's had for the past several presidents,
and I asked him to be a chief medical adviser
for me as well, and be part of the Covid team,
Joe Biden, to CNN .
On Friday, Dr. Fauci told NBC’s ‘Today’ that
he “absolutely” accepted the position.
Oh, absolutely. I said yes
right on the spot, Dr. Fauci, to ‘Today’.
Fauci also praised Biden's plan to ask Americans
to wear masks for the first 100 days of his incoming administration, saying it was a "good idea." .
He just wants to get — and it’s a good
idea — uniform ... he just wants it,
everybody for a commitment for 100 days.
And I discussed that with him, and I told
him I thought that was a good idea, Dr. Fauci, to 'Today'