On Coronavirus Americans Trust Experts, Not Trump

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President Donald Trump wears a face mask as he walks down a hallway during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, July 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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President Trump celebrated Republican voter registration numbers and bashed Fox News on Twitter today.

A recent New York Times/Siena College poll shows a large majority of Americans across the political spectrum trust medical experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci. President Trump polled as the least trustworthy source.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan

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