Fauci and Trump talked for the first time since early June.
Have to doubt this is true
Fauci said they hadn't spoken since June 3 (I think it was).
And yes, CV response has been coordinated through Pence, who was tossing out a lot of Black is White, Water isn't Wet statements the past two weeks.
For Trump, the only thing that seems to matter to him is himself, his ratings, his popularity, his reelection. Maybe the stock market. Sick and dying folks don't interest him.
Bankshot's approach to discussion -- mockery, belittling, digging in, doubling down (and expecting others to do the same), while constantly claiming that he's winning -- is rather Trumpian.