⁍ Dr. Anthony Fauci said he is ‘absolutely not’ surprised President Donald Trump contracted Covid-19 after seeing him surrounded by people not wearing face masks.

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⁍ At least 12 people have tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the September 26 event.

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⁍ Fauci had previously labeled the event as a ‘superspreader

– Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, says he’s “absolutely not surprised” that President Trump contracted the Covid-19 virus after he was surrounded by people without face masks during the announcement of his Supreme Court pick. “I was worried that he was going to get sick when I saw him in a completely precarious situation of crowded—no separation between people, and almost nobody wearing a mask,” he tells CBS’ ’60 Minutes, per the Hill. “When I saw that on TV, I said, ‘Oh my goodness. Nothing good can come out of that, that’s got to be a problem.’ And then sure enough, it turned out to be a superspreader event.” At least 12 people have tested positive for the virus after attending the Sept. 26 event, in which Trump announced Judge Amy Barrett as his pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Fauci had previously called the event a “superspreader,” noting the lack of public health measures in place. “The data speak for themselves,” he said. Earlier guidance from US officials didn’t recommend widespread masking, but in April, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended face coverings for the general public given that people without symptoms could unknowingly transmit the virus. masks, Fauci maintained, “really do work.”