By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
CNBC
July 28, 2020
White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday defended his work advising the public on the coronavirus pandemic, saying he has not misled the American public “under any circumstances.”
The comment came in response to retweets by President Donald Trump on Monday evening. The posts, which have since been removed, accused Fauci of misleading Americans and promoted hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug touted by Trump as a potential treatment for the coronavirus.
“The overwhelming prevailing clinical trials that have looked at the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine have indicated that it is not effective in coronavirus disease,” Fauci said during an interview Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “I have not been misleading the American public under any circumstances.”