Trump Rebukes Fauci’s COVID-19 Assessment, Says US in ‘Good Place’

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with students, teachers and administrators about how to safely re-open schools during the novel coronavirus pandemic in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 7, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on July 7 rebuked Dr. Anthony Fauci’s assessment of the national response to the CCP virus pandemic, saying the United States is in a “good place” in its fight against COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

The president said he disagrees with remarks from Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), who said Monday that the status of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic in the country is “really not good” as cases continue to surge nationwide.