Leading US scientist Fauci hits out after being used in Trump campaign ad

President Donald Trump removes his face mask to speak (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The US administration’s leading infectious disease expert has condemned Donald’s Trump campaign for including him in the president’s re-election bid.

With coronavirus dominating the national debate, the Trump campaign released an ad featuring Dr Anthony Fauci apparently praising the president’s leadership, but the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases responded: “The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context.”