President-elect Joe Biden asked Dr. Anthony Fauci to serve as his chief medical adviser, a role the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said he “absolutely” accepted.
Biden, during an interview on CNN Thursday, said he asked Fauci to stay on in his administration “in the exact same role he’s had for the last several presidents” – NIAID’s director – and said that he had asked Fauci to be a “chief medical adviser” as well.
During an appearance on NBC News’ “TODAY” on Friday, Fauci was asked about his conversation with Biden, and whether he accepted the president-elect’s offer.
“Oh, absolutely,” Fauci said. “I said ‘yes’ right on the spot, yeah.”
Biden’s incoming chief of staff, Ronald Klain, reacted to Fauci’s acceptance not long after the interview, saying: “There are few public servants in our history who have served as long and as well and with as much distinction at Dr. Tony Fauci.”
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