Coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said that President Trump's Easter timeline to reboot the economy is "aspirational," saying the president and his team are on the same page and that everyone understands a timeline for the coronavirus outbreak needs to be "flexible."
"The president clearly listens. I mean, he has this aspirational goal of hoping that we might be able to do it by a certain date. We talked him about that. We say we need to be flexible. He realizes that and he accepts that," Fauci told host Laura Ingraham. "I mean, he doesn't want to give up his aspirational goal, but he's flexible enough to say, 'OK, let's look at it on a day by day basis,' we say, and we will give him data to inform that decision."
Fauci stressed that the president has an "open mind." "The more we learn about what's out there, particularly in areas of the country that don't have the big spikes like New York, and we talk about it, we talk about what that would do to inform our decision," Fauci said. "But he's been very flexible about it." "He does have an open mind about it."
"The president clearly listens. I mean, he has this aspirational goal of hoping that we might be able to do it by a certain date. We talked him about that. We say we need to be flexible. He realizes that and he accepts that," Fauci told host Laura Ingraham. "I mean, he doesn't want to give up his aspirational goal, but he's flexible enough to say, 'OK, let's look at it on a day by day basis,' we say, and we will give him data to inform that decision."
Fauci stressed that the president has an "open mind." "The more we learn about what's out there, particularly in areas of the country that don't have the big spikes like New York, and we talk about it, we talk about what that would do to inform our decision," Fauci said. "But he's been very flexible about it." "He does have an open mind about it."