Earlier today, Donald Trump ripped into Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling him and others that work around him "idiots." Trump gave Fauci a backhanded compliment, calling him a "nice guy" who has been around for "500 years", saying that it's time we open things up and no longer listen to Fauci or science. Trump also called him a “disaster.”

Considering the way he has been treated, does it make sense for Dr. Fauci to resign? The reason I bring this up, is I think Fauci's resignation would result in two things:

#1. It would give him the green light to fully highlight and share just how bad this administration has handled the virus.

#2. It would hurt Trump's re-election odds even further, making it all the more likely that Biden gets in. Losing Fauci would be a critical and perhaps fatal blow to the Trump administration. Assuming Biden does get in, Biden's first order of business would be to bring Fauci back into the fold, giving him the respect that he deserves.

Curious to get some thoughts on this.

Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign callA frustrated and at times foul-mouthed President Donald Trump claimed on a campaign call that people are tired of hearing about the deadly pandemic which has killed more than 215,000 Americans and trashed Dr. Anthony Fauci as a "disaster" who has been around for "500 years."www.cnn.com

By the way, there's a petition requesting Fauci resign for these very reasons. So, I'm not alone in thinking this...

Dr. Fauci - Please Resign from the Coronavirus Task Force and Speak OpenlyTrump's failed response to the coronavirus pandemic has killed tens of thousands of people, millions have been infected and the situation is only getting worse. While Dr. Anthony Fauci has arguably been the most reasonable, rational, and competent member of the White House's coronavirus task force, that effort is fatally flawed.actionnetwork.org

Trump is a douchbag.

No Fauci should NOT resign. Trump is ripping America apart and is the one who should resign.

My opinion is no. People who did resign, even if they wrote books and spoke out, quickly vanished from public view. And it gets Fauci out of what he’s good at and famous for: being apolitical. 99.9% of his critics have no science or medical backgrounds and as anti-science the US has become, hopefully it’s only Trump’s 42% who honestly question Fauci’s cred.

Does anyone understand Trump’s logic? “Covid is like the flu, not something to fear.” Also: “A million people of it would have died if it weren’t for me.”

"Trumps logic" that is a beautiful Oxymoron.

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A president who thinks we should "no longer listen to science" is pretty terrifying.

Fauci should not resign, he is doing his job, he's also sane, emotionally stable and knows how to act like an adult, not a 4 year old (unlike someone in this article).

The Children's Inn at NIH on LinkedIn: Congratulations, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for being named the 2020 Federal | 374 commentsCongratulations, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for being named the 2020 Federal Employee of The Year by the Partnership for Public Service! The children, families... 374 comments on LinkedInwww.linkedin.com

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Great responses! Yeah, I think you all are right. I think staying on board gives Fauci more power and he can say he was the one that stayed the course while dealing with the clown show president that is Donald Trump.

You have all convinced me that's the right thing for him to do! Thanks!

I do get the principle of people resigning to make a stand, political, moral, whatever.

BUT in the majority of cases what those resignations are actually doing is enabling whatever it is they are against to continue.

People with principles will simply be replaced by someone who will be sycophantic and go along with whatever the resignation protest was against.