国际英语资讯:White House says Trump not firing Fauci
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="chatter">chatter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span>," <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="Hogan">Hogan</span> <span word="Gidley">Gidley</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="retweeted">retweeted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hashtag">hashtag</span> "#<span word="FireFauci">FireFauci</span>."</p><p><span word="Fauci">Fauci</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Allergy">Allergy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Infectious">Infectious</span> <span word="Diseases">Diseases</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1984, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cnn">cnn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>-<span word="at">at</span>-<span word="home">home</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>' <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="hypothetical">hypothetical</span> <span word="question">question</span>" <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cnn">cnn</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="response">response</span> "<span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="about">about</span> "<span word="pushback">pushback</span>" <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="shutting">shutting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span>."</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="shrugging">shrugging</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retweet">retweet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="he">he</span> "<span word="retweeted">retweeted</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>," <span word="adding">adding</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="scrutinized">scrutinized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="downplaying">downplaying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="faulted">faulted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p>
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