Fauci Says He Said Yes To Becoming Biden’s Chief Medical Adviser ‘Right On The Spot’

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, testifies in front of the Senate on September 23, 2020. (Photo by GRAEME JENNINGS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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White House COVID-19 expert Dr. Anthony Fauci revealed on Friday morning that he had accepted President-elect Joe Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser.

“Absolutely,” Fauci told NBC News’ “Today” host Savannah Guthrie when asked about the offer, which Biden had mentioned in an interview with CNN on Thursday. “I said yes right on the spot.”

The health official, whom Biden has also asked to remain on the White House’s COVID-19 response team when he enters office, praised the President-elect’s plan to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days as a “good idea.”

Fauci met with Biden’s transition team on Thursday. Later in the day, the President-elect told CNN that he had offered Fauci the role of chief medical adviser.

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  1. No Fat Nixon Christmas Card for you, Dr. Fauci.

    Welcome Aboard…

  2. In your face, bro…

  3. There are many reasons to ask Fauci to be in the new administration but the best one is to show that we will in fact listen to the doctors and scientists on their expertise.

  4. He’s like one of those innocent men you see released from prison after serving years for a crime they didn’t do.

  5. Thank you!

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