Fauci to attend White House press briefing, says Psaki

Anthony FauciAnthony FauciBiden decides to end US exodus from World Health Organization Presidential pardons must go Pence presents coronavirus task force report to Biden will join the White House press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the Biden administration’s response efforts to the coronavirus, White House spokesman Jen psakiJen PsakiThe Hill’s Morning Report – Biden takes office and calls for an end to ‘uncivil war’ Biden’s first foreign leader to be with Trudeau from Canada on Friday Biden takes action to end the American exodus from the ‘World Health Organization PLUS said.

Psaki told NBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday morning that Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, would be at the briefing at 4 p.m. to “make sure we have experts in public health, medical experts who really lead our communication on the process that is underway to control the pandemic. ”

Psaki also stressed that Biden and his team need to set expectations for responding to the virus and ensure the American public understands that it will take time to bring the pandemic under control after the transition to a new administration.

Coronavirus cases and deaths are high across the country, and public health experts have warned President Biden will have to urge the public to be patient.

“We will not be able to get out of the pandemic or bring the pandemic under control overnight,” Psaki said. “It’s going to take months and months and we also want to be clear in defining this expectation for the American public.”

Fauci is known for his sober public health advice and is one of the most trusted voices on the pandemic.

The decision to place him at the center of the briefing represents the Biden administration’s latest effort to move away from the Trump administration in its response to the coronavirus.

Fauci was a figurehead during coronavirus task force briefings at the start of the Trump administration’s virus response last year, but his presence has been diminished as his direct warnings of the COVID threat- 19 came into conflict with the old one. President TrumpDonald Trump Clinton, Bush and Obama reflect on peaceful transition of power on Biden inauguration day Arizona Republican brothers say he is ‘at least partially responsible’ for violence on Capitol Hill Biden cancels Trump’s $ 4 billion PLUS freezehis own optimistic statements. Trump even started criticizing Fauci during the election campaign last fall and at one point openly considered trying to fire him after the election.

Fauci, who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for over three decades and who is also President Biden’s chief medical adviser, has a virtual meeting with the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier Thursday and announced the new administration. decision to remain in the global health body after Trump decided to step down.

Psaki will lead her second briefing as a White House press secretary on Thursday afternoon. She first answered questions on Wednesday night after Biden’s inauguration and pledged to bring “truth and transparency to the briefing room.”