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Medical Schools Voice Support For Fauci Amid White House Attacks

The Association of American Medical Colleges is “concerned and alarmed” by the Trump administration efforts to undercut the U.S.’s top infectious disease expert.

The Association of American Medical Colleges released a statement Monday in support of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who’s come under fire by the White House for his dire warnings about the United States’ surging coronavirus case counts.

“The AAMC is extremely concerned and alarmed by efforts to discredit Anthony Fauci, MD, our nation’s top infectious disease expert,” the letter said. “Dr. Fauci has been an independent and outspoken voice for truth as the nation has struggled to fight the coronavirus pandemic.”

The letter follows White House statements to media outlets on Sunday attempting to discredit Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and was a fixture of the once-regular coronavirus task force briefings. Continue reading.

Trump’s attacks on Fauci and other experts reinforce that he’d rather Americans be confused than concerned

Washington Post logoIt’s not unusual that President Trump and his team should try to attack or undercut someone. Trump likes to call himself a counterpuncher, which is true only in the sense that he also gets to pick what counts as a punch. So we’ve seen a by-now-uncountable number of beefs, disputes and conflicts between Trump and everyone from random Americans to former confidantes.

It’s also not entirely unusual that Trump would attack someone over whom he has authority within the government. There are enough former administration officials who have been the targets of abuse by Trump after leaving government service that they could form a small basketball league. But there are also a handful who were attacked while still working in his administration: members of the FBI, his former attorney general.

What’s unusual about the White House’s efforts to undermine Anthony S. Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a leading voice on the novel coronavirus pandemic, is that the only way in which Fauci has undercut the president is by being honest about the moment. Continue reading.