President Trump finally told the world how he really feels about Dr. Anthony Fauci describing him as "an idiot" and "a disaster" on a conference call this morning with his campaign staff as well as reporters.
Trump's diatribe comes only 15 days before Election Day. If this is Trump's attempt closing argument it will be one that only resonates with those Americans who are prepared to attend his rallies without masks or engaging in social distancing.
Yet this outburst cannot come as much of a surprise. Trump's anger and derision having been building for months.
Back in April, I thought that Fauci would meet the same fate as the likes of Rex Tillerson, James Mattis and John Kelly. Of course, Trump wanted to fire him but as the President himself ceded today that "there's a bigger bomb if you fire him."
And why is that, Mr. President? Could it be because Americans consistently trust Fauci more than they trust Trump?
Of course, Trump knows this to be true. As such, he and his underlings have been undermining Fauci in earnest since July. As I argued at the beginning of August, if only Trump were as interested in stopping COVID-19 as he was in stopping Fauci. Indeed, since I made that argument COVID-19 has claimed the lives of nearly 70,000 more Americans.
Trump is right about thing - people are tired of COVID. But they are equally tired of a President that is not only not trying to stop it but a President who is both downplaying its seriousness and actively undermining the people trying to slow its spread - Dr. Fauci chief among them.
Again deep down Trump knows this to be true. His words are that of a President who knows he will soon be moving out of the White House and there's not a damn thing he can do about it even though he would like nothing more.
Simply put, the disaster and idiot America is tired of is Donald Trump, not Anthony Fauci.
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