Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows harshly criticized Dr. Fauci’s attempt to blame the number of Covid-19 deaths in the country on the Trump administration’s “mixed messages” and politicization of safety measures. Meadows commented to Fox News that the “only thing consistent about Dr. Fauci is his inconsistency.”

Fox News reports:

“Dr. Fauci is the same one that said that every recommendation he made to President Trump … President Trump followed,” Meadows told host Laura Ingraham.

“It’s interesting now that we have a new administration, we have a new Dr. Fauci that seems to forget some of the conversations that he and I had,” Meadows said. “And if we want to go ahead and just lay it all out there, I’ll be glad to come on your show with Dr. Fauci and we’ll compare notes from conversations that he and I had.”

President Biden announced in an address to the nation Thursday that he was directing states, tribes and territories to ensure U.S. adults are eligible for vaccination by May 1. He also set a goal for Americans to begin holding gatherings by July 4.

Meadows said that Fauci previously remarked it was irresponsible to talk about how the U.S. could “possibly have a vaccine” by that July date. He also claimed Biden was trying to take credit for work that started during the Trump administration.

The Biden administration has repeatedly been called out by critics and members of the media for attempting to take credit for Trump’s accomplishments, especially in regards to Operation Warp Speed/