During his interview on CNN, President-elect Joe Biden once again insisted on his future management of the Covid-19 epidemic. He reported, Thursday, December 3, having asked immunologist Anthony Fauci, a highly respected figure in the United States, to be part of his team on Covid-19. “I asked him to stay in the role he played for many presidents, and to be my main medical advisor and to be part of the Covid team”, he told CNN.
A member of the White House coronavirus crisis cell, Dr. Fauci has been the subject of virulent attacks by Donald Trump. The current tenant of the White House has regularly tried to minimize the impact of a pandemic that has killed more than 275,000 in the United States.
“People are fed up [d’entendre parler] of the Covid “, he said in mid-October. “People say, ‘Leave us alone.’ They are fed up with. Tired of hearing Fauci and all those idiots ”, he added. “This guy is a disaster. “
Mr. Biden also said he intended to ask Americans on the day he took office to wear a mask for 100 days. “One hundred days wearing a mask, not forever. And I think we’ll see a significant reduction [des infections]. “
The bipartisan plan, “a good start”
On Wednesday, the main Democratic leaders in Congress announced their support for a new $ 908 billion economic support project unveiled the day before by parliamentarians from both parties.
Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, and Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate – with a Republican majority – publicly announced that the new proposal “Was to be used as a base” negotiation.
Joe Biden estimated on CNN that the bipartisan proposal “Would be a good start”. The president-elect urges Congress to vote without delay on a new package of measures to help the most vulnerable, whose aid will expire on Boxing Day.
