During a press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci told her that the Trump administration’s travel restrictions on Europe are a “scientific medical decision” and that she has “great confidence” in Fauci, but questioned exempting the United Kingdom from the restrictions.
Pelosi said, “I had a conversation with the vice president and Dr. Fauci last night when they called to inform me of this. Dr. Fauci said it was a scientific medical decision. I have great confidence in Dr. Fauci. It’s just strange. Because they’re saying it’s because it’s easy to travel among these countries, but they’re separate from the U.K. Well, you can just get in the Chunnel and you’ll be in the U.K. So, again, it’s a decision they made. It has its ramifications. We’ll see whether it’s worth the trouble.”
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