Tony's Diary Package — page 159

That skill is particularly valuable now, as Fauci continues to navigate his truthtelling role for a president whose response to criticism often is dismissal. "He has always had a knack for telling it like it is, and letting the political chips fall where they may," says Stanford's Relman. "Don't forget, Tony Fauci is proud card-carrying New Yorker. He has a blunt, endearing and no-nonsense New York attitude, and I think Trump kind of gets that." Indeed, a brief #FireFauci firestorm that flared in the wake of Fauci appearing to show exasperation at the president's coronavirus remarks ended with Trump saying Fauci wasn't going anywhere. That's probably just fine with Fauci. He may not get much sleep these days, and he's contending with political forces dueling over just how much reopening the country will lead to another coronavirus case spike and then more shutdowns.