Tony's Diary Package — page 64

soaring in NYC. guidelines and telling people to come back to work since if we go much longer, the economy will definitely will tank and more damage to health might occur not to mention civil violence. He wnted to lift everything by Easter Sunday (April 12). I pushed back heavily saying we need to model out how to do this in segments and not just declare "Opening Day". POTUS at press conference has essentially said he is going to open up the country. Did not say when, but hinted it was a few weeks at most. Getting calls at home from many people wanting tomknow what I think. I am nit anwering most. Spoke with Gov. Cuomo who is concerned about me and the position I am in. Also, spoke with Chris Cuomo who feels the same. Amazing firestorm about me on TV tonight with Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon and others, wanting to know why I was not at the presser. Chris is being wonderful about saying that the press should not use Fauci as a foil against the POTUS. We need Fauci and we are putting him in a terrible position by pitting him against the POTUS. PRESS: Several print profiles; Mentioned all night on TV (see above) Mar. 24, 2020 - 392,000/17,000; 45,000/550 in USA. Cases still soaring in NYC. COVID Cases 3.24.20 powerpoint Incredible intrigue going on with people (likely WH staff) feeding total lies to media about the frayed relstionship between me and the POTUS. This is really bad stuff. I am getting calls from media (Reuters) saying that a source told them that the POTUS was screaming at me and being abusive about the issue of HC treatments. Total nonsense. See below. Typical of many aryicles over the past few days: In order to save Dr. Fauci, we must destroy him Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is a study of calm and competence in the middle of a pandemic. Which makes him an endangered species, working as he does for a