It’s so clear that I’m not a political person, and I have never ― either directly or indirectly ― endorsed a political candidate,” Fauci told Tapper. Tapper asked if the Trump campaign should take down the ad, to which Fauci said, “You know, I think so.”Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that President Donald Trump’s campaign should take down a political ad featuring his comments because he did not consent to it and the remarks were taken out of context . Dr. Anthony Fauci says “it’s really unfortunate and really disappointing” that the Trump campaign featured him in an ad touting the President’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://t.co/PKSUBJ30KA pic.twitter.com/6pTqwWNGdIAsked how he would feel if the Trump campaign was preparing to release another ad featuring the doctor, Fauci said it would be “terrible.”“I mean, that would be outrageous if they do that. So I can’t imagine that under any circumstances that anybody could be doing more.”Upon seeing the Trump campaign’s political ad, Fauci released a statement Sunday condemning it.

Source: Huffington Post October 12, 2020 22:41 UTC