Topline Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases official, told CNN that his appearance in a recent television advertisement for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign was done without the doctor’s permission and included comments about the country’s coronavirus response that “were taken out of context,” he said, according to the broadcaster. Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci testified during … [+] a senate committee hearing in September. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Last week, the Trump campaign released a new 30-second spot that painted Trump’s pandemic response in a positive light, and featured footage of Trump returning to the White House after his weekend stint at Walter Reed Medical Center to be treated for coronavirus. “I can’t imagine … that anybody could be doing more,” Fauci is shown saying in a clip, sandwiched between positive messaging by the Trump campaign about the president’s performance during the pandemic, which could possibly be taken as an endorsement by viewers. However, Fauci told CNN the comments shown in the ad were a snippet of “a broad statement I made months ago about the efforts of federal public health officials,” from a Fox News appearance he made in March, and were used without his consent. “In my nearly five decades of public service, I have ne… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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