At least one Republican senator is defending Dr. Anthony Fauci today, after Donald Trump wrote, “Fauci is a disaster.”
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who is retiring when his term is up in January, wrote this:
Quote Of The Day: Lamar Alexander
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee member Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) listens to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testify during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill February 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Even as it has slashed its 2021 budget proposal for the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health and other crucial programs, HHS is asking Congress for a $2.5 billion emergency supplemental to prepare for the growing global threat of coronavirus. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)