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US President Donald J. Trump has repeatedly undermined Dr. Anthony Fauci's assessments and guidance about the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Business Insider reports Fauci admitted Tuesday that his experience serving in the Trump administration has been 'somewhat awkward.' It's not a happy day when you have to get up in front of national TV and contradict something that the President of the United States says. I take no pleasure in that at all. Dr. Anthony Fauci Interview, Harvard Business Review Fauci has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. He's worked with every US president since Ronald Reagan. But Trump has repeatedly contradicted Fauci's assessment of the pandemic and pushed back against necessary public-health measures.
On Friday, Sen. Lindsey Graham urged Congress to seriously consider giving Americans $2,000 checks. The idea has been rejected by Senate Republicans multiple times. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected increasing stimulus checks. He said the increase would be "socialism for the rich." Business Insider reports that Graham disagreed with McConnell's characterization. "Going from $600 to $2,000 doesn't make you a socialist."