Dr. Fauci dunked on Trump's intent to open the country by Easter, saying we can't 'arbitrarily' bring things back to normal

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• Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke to Trevor Noah on a social distancing episode of the "The Daily Show" on Thursday. 
• While he didn't mention Trump directly, he did criticize his intention to open the country in two weeks.
• He said that a date to reopen the country can't be chosen "arbitrarily" because the "virus is the clock."
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, seemingly criticized President Donald Trump's intent to relax restrictions on the United States economy by Easter, saying the nation can't "arbitrarily" pick a date that things will go back to normal.

Fauci spoke to Trevor Noah on a social distancing episode of the "The Daily Show" on Thursday, calling in with a video chat. He called the novel coronavirus the "worst nightmare" when it comes to pandemics.

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