White House coronavirus taskforce member Dr. Anthony Fauci responded Thursday to critics who have claimed he wants to "cancel Christmas" on account of the coronavirus pandemic.
Fauci told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Thursday that he has never recommended that Americans completely scrap holiday gatherings, but rather exercise caution when it comes to who they get together with. "I’m not saying that everyone should cancel the family gathering, I’m saying that people will need to make individual choices," Fauci told host Bill Hemmer. "When you talking about having a congregate setting for dinner, [I'm saying] not cancel the family aspect. "You have some Christmas dinners [where] people bring friends and others in who travel from different parts of.