Dr. Fauci asserts he's a 'realist' about the coronavirus pandemic after Trump called him an 'alarmist' amid COVID-19 surge in the US

• Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to President Donald Trump claims that he was an "alarmist."
• Fauci, a leading infectious disease expert, said he considers himself a realist and an optimist. 
• Fauci has repeatedly warned for the need to take stricter measures to control the coronavirus pandemic. 
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said he considers himself a "realist" in response to statements made by President Donald Trump over the weekend that called the leading infectious disease expert an alarmist over the coronavirus pandemic, NBC News reported.

"Well, I mean people have their opinion about my reaction to things. I consider myself more a realist than an alarmist," Fauci told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead."

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