WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Dr Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert, is a"little bit of an alarmist" but that the two men have a"great relationship."
As coronavirus cases have spiked in the US in recent weeks, public opinion has increasingly turned against Mr Trump. Democrat Joe Biden has opened a growing lead in polls ahead of the November election. There have been more than 3.7 million cases in the US and over 140,000 deaths. Moreover, the Trump administration is balking at US$25 billion in new funding favoured by Republican lawmakers in the next relief Bill to help states with coronavirus testing and contact tracing, said a person familiar with the talks.