President Trump says, without evidence, that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a 'democrat' - USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, was "a democrat" while seemingly mocking him at his Thursday rally.Speaking to a crowd at a rally in Greenville, N.C., Trump said Fauci had been inconsistent on recommendations regarding mask-wearing, stating, “And he said do not wear a mask. "Since campaign ads are about getting votes, their harassment of me might have the opposite effect of turning some voters off."More:COVID-19 cases in USA grow at a speed not seen since June, the start of the summer peakFauci has continued to push for social distancing and mask-wearing as cases in the United States skyrocket, while Trump, even after being briefly hospitalized with the coronavirus a few weeks ago, expresses grievances with the guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control, and continues to host large rallies.Despite the public back and forth between himself and Trump, Fauci told the Beast that "Not in my wildest freakin' dreams did I ever think about quitting."