On Sunday, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Fauci said he was not retiring after reports were being floated that he was considering the move.
Rumors of a possible retirement made the rounds after an interview Fauci had on ABC News’ “Start Here” podcast on Friday. During the interview, Fauci said, “I have said that I would stay in what I’m doing until we get out of the pandemic phase and I think we might be there already if we can stay in this.” Fauci also said, “I can’t stay at this job forever. Unless my staff is gonna find me slumped over my desk one day. I’d rather not do that.”
Fauci backpedaled on these comments on Sunday during an interview on ABC’s recent broadcast of “This Week.”
.@GStephanopoulos: “Are we approaching the point where we are past the pandemic phase and you’ll go get some rest?”
Dr. Fauci: “I’m not so sure. I want to make sure we’re really out of this before I really seriously consider doing anything different.” https://t.co/AcoWdwYNTg pic.twitter.com/iRMDlyZXG4
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 20, 2022
The host George Stephanopoulos asked Fauci, “You’ve said you’re going to stay in this job until we get out of the pandemic phase. You’ve served your country for decades. Are we approaching the point we’re beyond the pandemic phase and you’ll get some rest?”
Fauci responded, while laughing, “I’m not so sure, George. I want to make sure we’re really out of this before I consider doing anything different. We’re still in this. We have a way to go. We’re clearly going in the right direction. I hope we stay that way.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci: “This virus has fooled us before, and we really must be prepared for the possibility that we might get another variant and we don’t want to be caught flatfooted on that.” https://t.co/JAxVOQT5k2 pic.twitter.com/rKjBJv6juk
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 20, 2022
