Donald Trump 'running angry', attacks Dr Fauci, press and polls

An angry President Donald Trump came out swinging Monday against Dr Anthony Fauci the press and polls that show him trailing Democrat Joe Biden in key battleground states in a disjointed closing message two weeks out from Election DayOn the third day of a western campaign swing Trump was facing intense pressure to turn around his campaign hoping for the type of lastminute surge that gave him a comefrombehind victory four years agoBut his inconsistent message another rise in virus cases and his attacks on experts like Fauci could undermine his final efforts to appeal to voters outside his most loyal base Im not running scared Trump told reporters before taking off for Tucson Arizona for his fifth rally in three daysI think Im running angry Im running happy and Im running very content cause Ive done a great job His aggressive travel comes as Trump plays defense in states he won four years ago though the president insisted he was confident as he executed a packed schedule despite the pandemicWere going to win he told campaign staff on a morning conference call from Las Vegas He went on to acknowledge that he wouldnt have told you that maybe two or three weeks ago referring to the days when he was hospitalised with COVID19 But he said he felt better now than at any point in 2016 Were in the best shape weve ever been he saidSeeking to shore up the morale of his staff amid growing private concerns that he is running out of time to make up lost ground Trump blasted his governments own scientific experts as too negative even as his handling of the pandemic that has killed nearly 220000 Americans remains a central issue to votersPeople are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots Trump said of the governments top infectious disease expert Every time he goes on television theres always a bomb But theres a bigger bomb if you fire him But Faucis a disasterAt a rally in Prescott Arizona Trump assailed Biden for pledging to heed the advice of scientific experts saying dismissively that his rival wants to listen to Dr Fauci The doctor is both respected and popular and Trumps rejection of scientific advice on the pandemic has already drawn bipartisan condemnationAt his rally Trump also ramped up his attacks on the news media singling out NBCs Kristen Welker the moderator of the next presidential debate as well as CNN for aggressively covering a pandemic that is now infecting tens of thousands of Americans every day Fauci in an interview with CBSs 60 Minutes that aired Sunday said he was not surprised that Trump contracted the virus after he held a series of large events with few face coveringsI was worried that he was going to get sick when I saw him in a completely precarious situation of crowded no separation between people and almost nobody wearing a mask Fauci said of the president Biden was off the campaign trail Monday but his campaign praised Fauci and criticized Trump for reckless and negligent leadership that threatens to put more lives at riskTrumps closing message in the final days of the 2020 race is to publicly mock Joe Biden for trusting science and to call Dr Fauci the leading public health official on COVID19 a disaster and other public health officials idiots the campaign said Mondays professed confidence in victory stood in contrast to some of Trumps other public comments in recent days reflecting on the prospect that he could lose Could you imagine if I lose my whole life What am I going to do he asked a rally crowd last week in Macon GeorgiaIm not going to feel so good Maybe Ill have to leave the country I dont know Biden meanwhile was in Delaware for several days of preparation ahead of Thursdays final presidential debateHis running mate California Sen Kamala Harris returned to the campaign trail after several days in Washington after a close adviser tested positive for the coronavirus Late Monday the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced that Trump and Biden will each have his microphone cut off in Thursdays debate while his rival delivers his opening twominute answer to each of the six debate topicsThe rule changes come three weeks after a chaotic opening faceoff between the two presidential contenders that featured frequent interruptions most often by TrumpThe open discussion portion of the debate will not feature a mute button but interruptions by either candidate will count toward their time The commission has faced pressure from the Trump campaign to avoid changing the rules while Bidens team was hoping for a more ordered debate In a statement the commission said it had determined that it is appropriate to adopt measures intended to promote adherence to agreed upon rules and inappropriate to make changes to those rulesTrumps campaign said he would participate in the debate despite his concerns about the new ruleKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS 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