Fauci Slams Critics Attacking Him for Not Wearing Mask at Nationals Game: ‘Just Mischievous’ for People to Make This an Issue

ROBERTS Doctor good to ░░░░░░░░ you today The first ░░░░░░░░ I want to ask ░░░░░░░░ about you kicking off ░░░░░░░░ return to baseball in ░░░░░░░░ it didn t work ░░░░░░░░ as we had hoped ░░░░░░░░ in Washington a 4 ░░░░░░░░ win by the Yankees ░░░░░░░░ was it like throwing ░░░░░░░░ that first pitch FAUCI ░░░░░░░░ besides the fact that ░░░░░░░░ bounced it was an ░░░░░░░░ feeling to be out ░░░░░░░░ You know I m ░░░░░░░░ very enthusiastic fan of ░░░░░░░░ in general particularly of ░░░░░░░░ Nats and just to ░░░░░░░░ out there on the ░░░░░░░░ and to throw that ░░░░░░░░ was just such a ░░░░░░░░ feeling It was really ░░░░░░░░ humbling and and awesome ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t sure ░░░░░░░░ you were trying to ░░░░░░░░ it across a plate ░░░░░░░░ make the audit first ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ was good to see ░░░░░░░░ back in America Hey ░░░░░░░░ just want to bring ░░░░░░░░ one think quickly because ░░░░░░░░ has become a meme ░░░░░░░░ the Internet There s ░░░░░░░░ photo of you sitting ░░░░░░░░ the stands with two ░░░░░░░░ you are not wearing ░░░░░░░░ mask you re not ░░░░░░░░ distancing and we should ░░░░░░░░ out that one of ░░░░░░░░ people is your wife ░░░░░░░░ about the other person ░░░░░░░░ The other person is ░░░░░░░░ very close friend of ░░░░░░░░ And John I understand ░░░░░░░░ think this is sort ░░░░░░░░ mischievous with this thing ░░░░░░░░ around I had my ░░░░░░░░ around my chin I ░░░░░░░░ taken it down I ░░░░░░░░ totally dehydrated and I ░░░░░░░░ drinking water trying to ░░░░░░░░ rehydrate myself And by ░░░░░░░░ way I was negative ░░░░░░░░ literally the day before ░░░░░░░░ I guess if people ░░░░░░░░ to make a thing ░░░░░░░░ that I wear a ░░░░░░░░ all the time when ░░░░░░░░ m outside To pull ░░░░░░░░ down to take some ░░░░░░░░ of water and put ░░░░░░░░ back up again I ░░░░░░░░ if people want to ░░░░░░░░ something about that they ░░░░░░░░ But to me I ░░░░░░░░ that s just mischievous ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS I just wanted ░░░░░░░░ give you a chance ░░░░░░░░ respond Did you have ░░░░░░░░ input Dr Fauci into ░░░░░░░░ president s decision to ░░░░░░░░ the Jacksonville convention and ░░░░░░░░ are your thoughts about ░░░░░░░░ he did yesterday FAUCI ░░░░░░░░ well no John I ░░░░░░░░ t I didn t ░░░░░░░░ speak to the president ░░░░░░░░ the sense of telling ░░░░░░░░ that that s something ░░░░░░░░ should do But it ░░░░░░░░ no secret around the ░░░░░░░░ House how I and ░░░░░░░░ fellow task force members ░░░░░░░░ about the issue of ░░░░░░░░ in crowds I believe ░░░░░░░░ and others in the ░░░░░░░░ House have heard us ░░░░░░░░ about that so I ░░░░░░░░ hope that that had ░░░░░░░░ influence in the decision ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ good decision not only ░░░░░░░░ decision about that but ░░░░░░░░ you can see the ░░░░░░░░ has come around now ░░░░░░░░ wearing a mask and ░░░░░░░░ actually been recommending it ░░░░░░░░ I think you are ░░░░░░░░ in a really positive ░░░░░░░░ in that regard.”