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Fauci denies being ‘muzzled’ over coronavirus

By John Gage
Published February 29, 2020 8:11pm ET
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Fauci denies being ‘muzzled’ over coronavirus
President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. | (Patrick Semansky/AP)

A top U.S. health official disputed claims that the Trump administration blocked him from speaking out about the new coronavirus.

Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, categorically denied on Saturday about being “muzzled” by any administration, dating back to the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

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