Trump says he did 'pretty much the opposite' of Fauci's COVID advice

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 25 September 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Brody asked Trump if he regretted not firing Fauci, to which he responded, "Frankly, you can't win that one. If I would've done it, I would've taken heat. If I didn't do it, you know, it's the same story. But I did what I wanted to do, and I made the correct decisions."

Trump said he made his own decisions regarding the pandemic, even though they were often at odds with Fauci's recommendations, citing his early rollout of restrictions on travel from China and Europe to the US, Business Insider reported.

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Though early in the pandemic, Fauci suggested that travel restrictions were "not a good idea at this time," for the most part, he supported Trump's decision to restrict travel from China.

Trump criticized Fauci for reversing his position on face masks, saying he had become a "radical masker." Fauci had...