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Dr. Fauci Names The Trump Moment That Shocked Him: 'Like A Punch To The Chest'

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Dr. said one of then-President ’s moves last year early in the pandemic left him shocked.“The thing that hit me like a punch to the chest was then all of a sudden he got up and said ‘Liberate Virginia, Liberate Michigan,’” . “And I said to myself, ‘Oh my goodness. What is going on here?’”AdvertisementFauci was referring to a series of Trump tweets against measures meant to stop the spread of the virus, including measures recommended by his own administration. “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” “LIBERATE VIRGINIA,” Trump wrote in various messages in April, egging on the demonstrators. “It shocked me because it was such a jolt to what we were trying to do,” Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, said. After Trump’s tweets, anti-mask, anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown protesters were emboldened. Armed groups in late April. Later in the year, were arrested and accused of plotting to kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), who was a frequent target of Trump barbs during the pandemic. One member has already .AdvertisementA HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Dr. said one of then-President ’s moves last year early in the pandemic left him shocked.“The thing that hit me like a punch to the chest was then all of a sudden he got up and said ‘Liberate Virginia, Liberate Michigan,’” . “And I said to myself, ‘Oh my goodness. What is going on here?’”AdvertisementFauci was referring to a series of Trump tweets against measures meant to stop the spread of the virus, including measures recommended by his own administration. “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”...

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