Fauci says Trump campaign is "harassing" him with unauthorized ad

"Since campaign ads are about getting votes, their harassment of me might have the opposite effect of turning some voters off."The 30-second ad from Mr. Trump's reelection campaign praises the president's handling of the coronavirus, and includes an edited clip of Fauci purportedly saying, "I can't imagine that … anybody could be doing more," appearing to reference how Mr. Trump is addressing the pandemic.Fauci said Sunday that the comment is out of context and was used without his permission."In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed any political candidate. The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context from a broad statement I made months ago about the efforts of federal public health officials," Fauci said in a statement to CNN.He told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that the campaign's decision to use his comments is "very disappointing.""It's so clear that I'm not a political person. "To take a completely out of context statement and put it in, which is obviously a political campaign ad, I thought was really very disappointing."Despite Fauci's public rejection of the ad, Tapper said he has learned that the Trump campaign has plans to feature him in yet another promotion. @TRussellCBS4 will share the details on #CBS4 News at 11 p.m. https://t.co/mmbthZQskU pic.twitter.com/kNFwE8glfKFauci said that, "purely in the context of public health," holding rallies, which draw thousands of supporters to gather, often disregarding mask and social distancing guidelines, is unsafe.