According to a Friday Newsweek report, Fauci spoke with Dan Diamond on Politico's Pulse Check podcast, where he said that the COVID-19 pandemic is easily his "worst nightmare" as well as the "worst-case scenario" for the United States.

The 79-year-old doctor also said that the COVID-19 infection is the "worst-case scenario or my worst nightmare" and that the notion of a growing number of viruses jumping from animals to humans is a terrible notion to behold.

Twice in July, Fauci said coronavirus was his "worst nightmare."

On one occasion, Fauci said the virus was public health's "worst nightmare" due to the abundant way the virus spreads among humans, as well as its newness