Trump Adviser Navarro Criticizes Fauci
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On Tuesday, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro sharply criticized Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert. While left-leaning articles highlight that the White House backed away from Fauci attacks days after promoting them, right-leaning articles highlight Navarro’s criticisms of Fauci.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that days after anonymously disseminating a list of negative talking points about Fauci, the White House sought to distance itself from the anti-Fauci effort by publicly chastising Navarro. At a White House event, the White House sought to make clear it had not blessed Navarro’s USA Today piece.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Navarro’s op-ed argued that Fauci was wrong to say there was only anecdotal evidence in support of using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Navarro’s op-ed comes as the White House has gone public with its attacks against Fauci.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Navarro said that Fauci “fought against” Trump’s “courageous decision” in late January to suspend flights from China as the coronavirus began to spread. In an interview on “Fox and Friends,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany described Fauci as representing “one viewpoint within the administration.”