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My colleague David Smith is in the White House briefing room, and just asked President Trump, “Where is Dr Fauci?”
“I was just with him,” Trump said, explaining that Anthony Fauci was “at a task force meeting”.
Q: “Where is Dr. Fauci right now? Why is he not at this briefing?”
President Trump: I was just with him…he’s at the task force meeting right now.”
Q: “Does he agree with you about the need to reopen the economy soon?”
President Trump: “He doesn’t not agree.” pic.twitter.com/NC6CkyDmVN
Will the press briefing “look like this forever”? Trump asks.
Trump asked his coronavirus response coordinator a question, as he looked out at the much-more-empty than usual White House briefing room, with many fewer reporters than usual, and many empty seats between each journalist.
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