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| White House attacks Fauci as states see record new coronavirus cases – live updates | White House attacks Fauci as states see record new coronavirus cases – live updates |
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| White House aids have been briefing that Fauci made “mistakes” as over 40 states see increasing Covid-19 cases | White House aids have been briefing that Fauci made “mistakes” as over 40 states see increasing Covid-19 cases |
| Reuters are reporting that China has announced “corresponding sanctions” against the US after the Trump administration penalised senior Chinese officials over the treatment of minority Uighur Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang. | |
| The sanctions target Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, Rep. Chris Smith, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, and the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China. | |
| Rubio and Cruz have both sponsored legislation that would punish China’s actions in Xinjiang. Smith has also been a vocal critic of China on issues ranging from Xinjiang to Hong Kong and the coronavirus. | |
| China’s move comes as relations between the world’s two biggest economic powerhouses have slumped over disagreements on issues including the coronavirus pandemic, trade, Huawei and a sweeping national security law imposed on Hong Kong. | |
| “The US actions seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs, seriously violate the basic norms of international relations and seriously damage Sino-US relations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters. | |
| “China will make further responses based on how the situation develops.” | |
| Hua did not elaborate. | |
| UN experts and activists say at least a million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims are held in detention centres in Xinjiang. China denies this, and describes them as training centres helping to stamp out terrorism and extremism and give people new skills. | |
| Several news outlets are reporting the political attack on Dr Anthony Fauci, saying that a White House official released a statement saying that “several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things.” | |
| The statement then went on to list a number of things that Fauci said early on in the coronavirus outbreak that were either proved not to be true by further scientific discovery, or which Fauci has changed his position on. It resembled the kind of opposition research you would more usually do on a political opponent, rather than one of your chief medical experts. | |
| Donald Trump himself directly criticised Fauci on television last week, saying “Dr. Fauci is a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes” | |
| A couple of days ago Fauci revealed that he had not briefed the president in two months. Trump is unable to directly fire Fauci. | |
| The anonymous White House aide criticised Fauci for suggesting that people with no symptoms were unlikely to play a significant role in spreading the virus, and his public statement in February as the US was experiencing its earliest cases that “at this moment, there is no need to change anything that you’re doing on a day-by-day basis.” | |
| According to the Washington Post, Fauci was supposed to make several media appearances towards the end of last week which were cancelled by the White House. | |
| Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the coronavirus crisis. Here’s a quick run-through of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a little bit of what we can expect today. | Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the coronavirus crisis. Here’s a quick run-through of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a little bit of what we can expect today. |
| As of Sunday, there were more than 3.2 million total confirmed coronavirus cases across the US and 135,066 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker. | As of Sunday, there were more than 3.2 million total confirmed coronavirus cases across the US and 135,066 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker. |
| Florida experienced the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than 15,000 cases. Over 40 states continue to see increasing numbers of new daily cases. | Florida experienced the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than 15,000 cases. Over 40 states continue to see increasing numbers of new daily cases. |
| White House aides have been briefing against the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, providing news outlets with lists of “mistakes” they claim he has made | White House aides have been briefing against the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, providing news outlets with lists of “mistakes” they claim he has made |
| Robert Mueller broke his silence and condemned Trump for commuting Roger Stone’s sentence. Nancy Pelosi called the Stone commutation ‘a threat to national security’ | Robert Mueller broke his silence and condemned Trump for commuting Roger Stone’s sentence. Nancy Pelosi called the Stone commutation ‘a threat to national security’ |
| Washington’s NFL team will reportedly drop their racist nickname today. Campaigners have been asking for years | Washington’s NFL team will reportedly drop their racist nickname today. Campaigners have been asking for years |
| President Donald Trump has lunch scheduled with Mike Pence today. In the afternoon he’ll be holding what is billed as “a roundtable with stakeholders positively impacted by law enforcement” | President Donald Trump has lunch scheduled with Mike Pence today. In the afternoon he’ll be holding what is billed as “a roundtable with stakeholders positively impacted by law enforcement” |
| I’m Martin Belam, I’ll be with you for the next few hours. You can send me tips and suggestions and get in touch at martin.belam@theguardian.com | I’m Martin Belam, I’ll be with you for the next few hours. You can send me tips and suggestions and get in touch at martin.belam@theguardian.com |