According to Dr. Chin-Hong, Dr. Fauci speaks "plain science, stark and raw in its directness," which is why we should value him. "The narrative of an uncontrolled and accelerating COVID-19 epidemic that Fauci paints is at odds with the increasing urgency by some in the administration of a rapid return to opening the country’s economy. In recent times, the divergence between the two sides is only becoming more accentuated, hence the seismic shift in the way Dr. Fauci is viewed by some."

Dr. Chin-Hong also stressed that Dr. Fauci and the information that he shares is very reliable. "From a scientific [perspective], the information that Dr. Fauci conveys is completely reliable. Dr. Fauci is a national treasure, an unflappable scientist himself and a mentor to all of us on the front lines and in the community. May we not lose his voice of reason and data driven recommendations in the weeks to come. We need him more than ever."

"There is nobody I know on this planet that is more knowledgeable about infectious diseases... Nobody comes close. He is a national treasure," the Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins spoke about Dr. Fauci’s credibility. Dr. Collins added that he "cannot imagine" firing Dr. Fauci if asked to do so.

During the interview with Trump, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace pressed the president about the death toll in the US. Trump claimed that mortality rates in the US were “one of the lowest in the world.”

Mortality rates are difficult to pin down, as we’ve already discussed in our post right here. However, as the numbers currently stand, the United States has the most confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in the world.

According to Johns Hopkins University, there are over 14.5 million Covid-19 cases worldwide and more than 606k people have lost their lives with the virus or because of it at the time of writing. Meanwhile, there are over 3.77 million coronavirus cases in the US and 140.5k people have lost their lives.

Brazil is right behind the US with 2.09 million cases and 79.5k deaths. India is in third place in terms of infections with 1.112 million reported cases while the United Kingdom is in third place for mortality with over 45.4k deaths. CNN writes that Trump “rebuked” Wallace for using Johns Hopkins University data.

Dr. Fauci earlier warned that reopening states and ending Covid-19 lockdowns prematurely would lead to a rise in infections. Unfortunately, he was right. The number of infections shot up rapidly after states began easing quarantine measures at the end of Spring and at the start of Summer.