White House chief immunologist Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that Donald Trump " never " asked him to slow the pace of Covid-19 testing, contrary to what the President claims.
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“ None of us have ever been asked to slow down screening, that's a fact. Besides, we are going to increase screening, "said Dr. Anthony Fauci, when asked in the US Congress about the President's recent controversial statements. " So it's the opposite, we're going to do more screening, not less, " he said.
Beside him, the three other health experts of the Trump administration also answered " no " without hesitation when a parliamentarian asked them if the president had asked them to slow down the screening for the new coronavirus, which has killed more than 120,000 people. United States.