The COVID response is part of the Trump administration’s long war on all forms of science and expertise. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters President Donald Trump has worked to undermine science and scientists throughout his tenure. Attacking The Messenger While denial and finger-pointing have dominated Trump’s coronavirus response from the start, the assault on reality has escalated in recent weeks. Stories appeared noting that the Trump administration was preparing an attack on Fauci, but these attacks were all attributed to unnamed administration officials. “We’ve been I guess as tough as you can get on World Health,” Trump said Tuesday.

Source: Huffington Post July 15, 2020 21:33 UTC