Trump turns Fauci Into Republican campaign pawn, assailing him as 'Idiot'

Those comments came hours after the president complained to his campaign staff about Fauci. He said he couldn't fire the doctor because of public perception

Donald Trump is trying to turn the government’s top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, into a scapegoat for the nation’s struggle with the coronavirus, just weeks before the Nov. 3 election that hinges on the president’s handling of the pandemic.

Trump repeatedly assailed Fauci during campaign events on Monday, claiming at one point -- with no substantiation or
explanation -- that had he followed the advice of the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, hundreds of thousands more Americans would have died. The attacks followed an interview with Fauci on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, where he