CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: A new low for Donald Trump
Incompetent blowhard attacks top US infectious-disease expert as Covid-19 cases surge
Covid-19 is surging to record levels in nearly every US state, including Illinois, which on Monday reported more than 3,000 new cases. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot warned that the city was on the verge of another strict phase 3 lockdown — meaning no more indoor restaurant dining and social gatherings of more than 10 people — if cases kept surging past the current average of more than 500 a day.
On the same day, President Donald Trump makes derogatory remarks about the top US infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci. “People are tired of listening to Fauci and these idiots,” Trump said. “Every day he goes on TV, there’s always a bomb, but there’s a bigger bomb if you fire him ... Fauci is a disaster.”..
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