Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, reportedly clashed recently with White House trade official Peter Navarro over the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and its use as a possible treatment for COVID-19.
During a meeting Saturday first reported by Axios, Navarro reportedly accused Fauci of opposing the administration's temporary ban on travel from China after Fauci cautioned against the administration promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat the coronavirus.
"You were the one who early on objected to the travel restrictions with China," Navarro reportedly said to Fauci.
There's no evidence Fauci has ever publicly criticized the administration's approach to travel from China amid the outbreak, and on March 12, Fauci praised such a policy during a press briefing.
read more:
Replies