Trump: ‘I get along very well’ with Anthony Fauci

President Trump claimed at the final presidential debate on Thursday that he gets along well Dr. Anthony Fauci, despite his recent public criticism of him.

“I’m listening to all of them, including Anthony,” Trump said of the nation’s top infectious disease expert.

“I get along very well with Anthony,” Trump added, calling him a “good person.”

The president then criticized Fauci, saying he flip-flopped on issues like mask wearing, but added: “he’s allowed to make mistakes.”

In a conference call earlier this week, Trump said Fauci was a “disaster.”

“People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots, these people that have gotten it wrong. Fauci is a nice guy,” Trump said.

“Every time he goes on television there’s always a bomb, but there’s a bigger bomb if you fire him. Fauci’s a disaster. If I’d listened to him, we’d have 500,000 deaths,” he added.