Trump and Dr. Fauci are fighting over COVID-19 – and now Bill Gates is getting involved

[Yoni Heisler]

• Dr. Anthony Fauci was not happy with a recent Trump campaign video that used his remarks about the coronavirus out of context.
• Trump, in response, called Fauci a "Democrat" and said that he keeps him around because "he's a nice guy."
• Bill Gates defended Fauci, noting that he "has risen above the noise level, in talking about masks and best practices."

Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began, Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Trump haven't exactly been on the same page. Recently, the tension between the two intensified when Fauci on Monday said that the Trump campaign should remove a campaign ad featuring some of Fauci's own remarks about the coronavirus.

As Fauci explained to CNN, he didn't consent to his remarks being used in the ad and, beyond that, was displeased that the quote attributed to him was taken completely out of context and, as a result, was wholly misleading.

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