“Despite President Donald Trump dropping hints that he wanted to fire him, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday he has no plans to leave as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “I have no intention of leaving,” Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “This is an important job. I’ve been doing it now for a very long time. I’ve been doing it under six presidents. It’s an important job, and my goal is to serve the American public no matter what the administration is.” Fauci has publicly corrected Trump, who lost his bid for reelection last week, repeatedly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which the president has downplayed since it first broke out. As their divide in messaging grew wider, Trump appeared eager to push him out. At a Trump campaign rally last week in Florida, where attendees chanted “Fire Fauci! Fire Fauci!” Trump said, “Let me wait until a little bit after the election.” In reality, Trump doesn’t have the power to fire Fauci, who is not a political appointee. He has been director of the institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, since 1984, and his dismissal would have to originate with someone in his department. The process is much more complicated than Trump announcing on Twitter that he’s firing him. Fauci also told Blitzer that he hasn’t spoken with Trump since the president was hospitalized for COVID-19 over a month ago. He also said he’s very optimistic about the team President-elect Joe Biden is assembling to deal with the pandemic and believes they’re all highly qualified. Fauci added that Monday’s reports of a successful Pfizer vaccine trial has him hopeful about immunizing people soon. “We would be giving the vaccine to people very likely before the end of this year,” he predicted. “That is good news.” Everyone deserves accurate information about COVID-19. Support journalism without a paywall — and keep it free for everyone — by becoming a HuffPost member today. A HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Here’s the latest science on COVID antibodies. How does the coronavirus spread differently than the flu? What does the new CDC definition of a COVID-19 “close contact” mean for you? Is it safe to see grandparents for the holidays? Therapists predict how this year will shape our mental health.
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["Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that Christmas and Hanukkah may bring more COVID-19 cases than the surge anticipated from Thanksgiving due to the number of days people are likely to spend celebrating with family and fr...
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["America’s top infectious disease expert has rowed back from a suggestion that the U.K. approved a COVID-19 vaccine too quickly. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
A Day In The Life Of Dr. Anthony Fauci
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["Anthony Fauci has run the National Institutes of Health’s infectious diseases agency since Ronald Regan was president and has played key roles in virtually every public health intervention and policy since then. Tha...
Tucker Carlson Springs His Dumbest Attack Yet On Anthony Fauci
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Fauci Warns Of COVID-19 ‘Surge Upon A Surge’ As Millions Travel Over Holidays
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["Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert on the White House’s coronavirus task force, predicted Sunday that the number of COVID-19 infections will skyrocket over the next several weeks as millions of Ame...
Fauci: Christmas And New Year’s Won’t Be ‘Any Different’ Than Thanksgiving
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["Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned Americans to bunker down for a tough holiday season, as Christmas and New Year’s are likely to be just as muted by the coronavirus as Thanksgiving was. Speaking with USA Today, the direc...
Anthony Scaramucci Breaks Down Trump’s Three-Tiered Endgame
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["Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci shared Thursday what he believes is Donald Trump’s three-pronged strategy in the last days of his presidency. “The president’s got three pieces to his en...
Fauci Says He Hasn’t Spoken With Biden’s Team Yet Due To His ‘Compromised Position’
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["Dr. Anthony Fauci told the USA Today editorial board in a livestreamed interview on Wednesday that he had not yet communicated with the transition team of President-elect Joe Biden ― likely because the team understo...