President Donald Trump expressed his frustration over the polls showing Democrat Joe Biden leading him in key battleground states. Moreover, he seemed angry at the press, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, whom he advised to consider making better decisions.
On Monday, Trump told his campaign staff that the leading infectious diseases expert is a "disaster" and took to Twitter to debunk allegations from the White House coronavirus task force expert that he wasn't allowed to do TV interviews. Moreover, he strongly criticized the physician's Washington Nationals mask, as well as his pitching arm.
Trump tweeted that Fauci accuses the administration of stopping him from doing interviews on television, but he saw him last night 60 Minutes. He went on to suggest that the physician is getting more airtime than anybody else since the late comedian Bob Hope. During his 60-minute interview on the show, Fauci had expressed his frustration with a Trump campaign advert, and opened up about his plans to vote in person, CBSNews reported.
The president said all he wants from Fauci is that he makes better decisions, adding that he suggested China should not be restricted, and no mask is required to combat the coronavirus."Also, Bad arm!" Trump wrote mocking Fauci's opening pitch during the 2020 MLB season opener in June.
Trump, who has refused to wear a mask, criticized the loyal Washington Nationals fan for not wearing an effective face covering. He said there were two reasons why Fauci should avoid wearing the Washington Nationals' Mask, adding that first off it is not up to the high standards that he is expected to expose. Secondly, he said it reminded him of Fauci throwing out probably the worst first pitch in the history of Baseball.
Later, Trump posted a 2004 clip of his pitch at a Somerset Patriots minor league game in Bridgewater Township, NJ. to his Twitter account. It is worth noting that the Trump threw that pitch 16 years after arriving on the field in a helicopter. Trump has not thrown an opening after taking office.
Fauci was initially asked to throw out the Yankees-Nationals pitch this year, but Trump insisted that would throw his own at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 15, but later canceled the plan citing a busy schedule, after Fauci’s unimpressive performance. In July, the White House released a video clip of the president catching and throwing a ball on the White House lawn with Yankees legend Mariano Rivera.