Tony's Diary Package — page 254

Continuing surge PRESS: Article in New York Times by Mark Leibowich - "Whats Happening" to Dr. Fauci is the Buzz. - Description of the tension against me and for me; Long article in Washington Post by Philip Rucker, Laurie McGinley, Josh Dawsey and Yasmeen Abutaleb "Attacks on Fauci undercut response". Also article in CNN blog by Vivian Salama, Pamela Brown, Kristen Holmes and Kate Bennett quite critical of Birx for selling out to trump and compatring me and Deb; Also another New York Times Article by Giovanni Russonello "Most Americans Put Their Faith in Fauci"; Boston Globe by Kevin Cullen: "The Crusader doctor and the non-crusading judge" - comparing me from Holy Cross and Chief Justice John Roberts from Harvard - cute article July 19, 2020 (Sunday) - Continuing surge Francis Collins on Meet the Press - did well. They continually ask him if WH has told him to fire me. Francis responded that this is "unimaginable". Many societies are writing statements in explicit support of me. It isvery moving and humbling. Kellyanne Conway called me today saying how angry she was at the unseemly criticism of me by some in the White House. She has spoken to the POTUS about this and he is strongly supportive of me Mark Mradows and I going back and forth regarding his nitpicking every word of mine on interviews. Latest was his concern that I said that NYC did a good job in getting back to basline and opening safely. He says NYC did a terrible job and I should not be setting them as an example. He is incorrect and misunderstood what I was saying. I meant that they went down to baseline and are not opening safely. WEgo back anad forth and finally call a truce.