Dr. Fauci Admits Working inbr Trump Administration Wasbr ‘Somewhat Awkward’ .br Dr. Anthony Fauci recentlybr spoke to the ‘Harvard Businessbr Review’ about what it was like tobr work under Donald Trump.br According to Fauci, it wasbr “somewhat awkward” servingbr in the Trump administration.br Fauci and Trump regularly butted headsbr on policies pertaining to COVID-19, somethingbr Fauci said he took “no pleasure in.” .br It's not a happy day when you havebr to get up in front of national TV andbr contradict something that the presidentbr of the United States says … I take nobr pleasure in that at all, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to 'Harvard Business Review'.br Fauci found it “particularly problematic” br when Trump would downplaybr the severity of the virus. .br That would often put me inbr direct conflict — not emotionalbr conflict, but factual conflict —br with what the president mightbr say … So obviously that hasbr not been an easy thing to do, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to 'Harvard Business Review'.br In December, Biden asked Fauci to stay on board br as the leader of the coronavirus task force teambr and become his chief medical adviser.br Fauci reportedly accepted thebr offer “right on the spot.