Live updates: Trump mocks Biden’s willingness to trust Fauci on coronavirus response - The Washington Post

Asserting that Americans were “getting tired of the pandemic,” President Trump attempted to attack opposition candidate Joe Biden on Monday by saying that his rival would accept guidance on the coronavirus crisis from the nation’s top infectious-disease expert.

Earlier Monday, in a call with campaign staff, Trump described Fauci as a “disaster” and other public health officials as “idiots.” He also said Sunday that Biden would “listen to the scientists” and claimed that doing earlier this year would have led to “a massive depression.”?

House Democrats and the Trump administration remained far apart Monday in economic relief negotiations, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said there were signs of progress in the ongoing talks.

“We have finally in the last 24 hours...come to a place where they are willing to address the crisis, the coronavirus, to crush the virus,” Pelosi said Monday evening in an appearance on MSNBC.

Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday.

“No matter who the next president is, we’re going to maintain our vigilance,” Newsom said at a news briefing, obliquely referencing President Trump’s previous predictions that a vaccine would be ready before Election Day, which has led some Americans to express fears that the approval process is being politicized.

Food and Drug Administration officials announced tougher standards for emergency use authorization of a coronavirus vaccine last month, in the wake of polling that showed a decline in the number of people willing to be vaccinated.

While the additional layer of review could potentially lead to a delay in vaccine distribution in California, Newsom said it was important to ensure that the state’s rollout “will move at the speed of trust.”.

When travelers found themselves with canceled plans as the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Scott Keyes, founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, says emails began pouring into his inbox from frustrated people waiting on rightfully owed airline refunds.

President Trump dismissed precautions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and attacked the nation’s top infectious-disease expert as a “disaster” Monday, arguing that people are getting tired of all the focus on a pandemic that has killed more than 219,000 Americans and continues to infect thousands of people in communities across the country.

“They’re getting tired of the pandemic — aren’t they?” Trump said at a rally in Arizona.

“People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots,” Trump said in a call with his campaign staff Monday that was intended to instill confidence in his reelection bid two weeks before Election Day

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