{"id":2031648,"date":"2023-09-14T11:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-megyn-kelly-on-giving-fauci-a-presidential-commendation-i-dont-know-who-did-that\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:10:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:10:34","slug":"trump-to-megyn-kelly-on-giving-fauci-a-presidential-commendation-i-dont-know-who-did-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-megyn-kelly-on-giving-fauci-a-presidential-commendation-i-dont-know-who-did-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Megyn Kelly: &#8216;I&#8217;m unaware of who gave Fauci a Presidential Commendation.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-megyn-kelly-on-giving-fauci-a-presidential-commendation-i-dont-know-who-did-that%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2031648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Donald Trump Questions Fauci&#8217;s \u2063Presidential Commendation<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> with Megyn Kelly, former President Donald Trump expressed his \u2063uncertainty \u2062about who gave \u2063Dr. Anthony \u200cFauci a \u200bPresidential Commendation at\u2062 the end of\u200b his term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly pressed\u200b Trump on his handling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-fauci-new-study-finds-closing-schools-in-response-to-covid-19-delayed-herd-immunity-and-will-increase-overall-deaths\/\" title=\"FIRE FAUCI: New Study Finds Closing Schools In Response to COVID-19 Delayed Herd Immunity and Will Increase Overall Deaths\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-justice-barrett-tips-hat-to-bodily-autonomy-in-vaccine-mandate-debate\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Justice Barrett Tips Hat to Bodily Autonomy in Vaccine Mandate Debate\">specifically questioning<\/a> why he didn&#8217;t fire\u200c Fauci despite their differences. Trump explained that while he acknowledged Fauci&#8217;s long \u200btenure, he didn&#8217;t rely heavily on his advice.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kelly pointed out that Trump had made Fauci a prominent figure in the White House Coronavirus Task Force, which drew criticism\u2062 from \u200dboth Republicans and Democrats. She also mentioned that Trump had awarded Fauci \u200da Presidential Commendation before leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>Curious about the commendation, Trump admitted, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know who gave him the commendation.\u200b I really don&#8217;t know who gave him the commendation. I wouldn&#8217;t have done it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly informed Trump that the commendation was not exclusive to Fauci, as \u2062General Mark Milley \u200dalso received one. Trump \u200cspeculated that someone must have handed Fauci the commendation.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 official White House archive\u200c from the Trump administration \u2062confirms that on January 19, \u20632021, Trump \u200dawarded Presidential Commendations to various individuals \u2064involved in Operation Warp Speed,\u2063 including Fauci and Milley.<\/p>\n<p>A clip of the Trump-Kelly interview has been circulating, sparking interest and \u2063discussion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump, in an interview with Megyn \u200cKelly, says he doesn&#8217;t know who gave \u200dFauci the presidential\u200b commendation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LRZnFXqMWO\">pic.twitter.com\/LRZnFXqMWO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Weingart (@JoelWeingart_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelWeingart_\/status\/1702144093206262094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To watch\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-this-time-fauci-wants-americans-to-disinvite-family-members-over-vax-status\/\" title=\"\u2018Not This Time\u2019: Fauci Wants Americans To Disinvite Family Members Over Vax Status\">full interview segment<\/a> on Trump&#8217;s handling\u200b of Covid, \u2063including his thoughts on Fauci&#8217;s role in the Biden administration, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aHW7629LyiE\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump, in an interview with Megyn Kelly, claimed ignorance about the source of Dr. Anthony Fauci&#8217;s Presidential Commendation. 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