Trump trashed Fauci’s baseball ability. But could he play the game himself?

The president returned to two of his favourite subjects on Tuesday: sports and insulting the nation’s top infectious diseases expert

With the World Series starting on Tuesday night in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Donald Trump felt it was a perfect time to indulge in one of his favourite hobbies: trashing Dr Anthony Fauci’s baseball abilities.

“Look, he’s a nice guy,” said the president during an appearance on Fox and Friends, of his top public health expert. “He has got a really bad arm and not a good baseball thrower, but he’s a nice guy.”