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By October 18, Anthony Fauci was openly saying he was not surprised Trump got COVID-19, because the president had spent months surrounded by crowded, mostly unmasked events. The remark landed as an indictment of Trump’s entire pandemic culture, not just one unlucky infection.
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By October 18, Anthony Fauci was openly saying he was not surprised Trump got COVID-19, because the president had spent months surrounded by crowded, mostly unmasked events. The remark landed as an indictment of Trump’s entire pandemic culture, not just one unlucky infection.
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