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Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks as President Donald Trump listens during the coronavirus response daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 10, 2020.
(Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
President Trump said it was “fortunate” that he didn’t follow the advice of Dr. Anthony Fauci, following the release of thousands of Fauci’s emails as part of a FOIA request by
Buzzfeed.
“After seeing the emails, our Country is fortunate I didn’t do what Dr. Fauci wanted me to do,” Trump said in a statement.
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Fauci “didn’t put an emphasis on speed of vaccine production because he thought it would take 3, 4, or maybe even 5 years to create,” Trump said. “I got it done in less than nine months with Operation Warp Speed. In retrospect, the vaccine is saving the world.”