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Anthony Fauci, a 79-year-old epidemiologist who advises the White House and gathers a whole fan club around him, saw his wish granted. The professor had suggested, questioned by the CNN chain on the return of the program Saturday Night Live and the probability that this entertainment program imitates it, that his role is played by Brad Pitt. "Which actor would you like to have to imitate you?" Ben Stiller or Brad Pitt? "Oh Brad Pitt of course" replied Fauci.

Dr. Anthony Fauci jokingly says "Brad Pitt, of course" should play him on "Saturday Night Live." pic.twitter.com/WFN45F83mW

- New Day (@NewDay) April 10, 2020

It's done ! In his "speech", the fake doctor Fauci played by the actor begins by thanking the Americans who have sent him messages that are sometimes very "colorful" (we think of photos straight out of a Vidal). Then Brad Pitt alias Anthony Fauci tries to explain the words of President Donald Trump, who notably declared that the vaccine would arrive "relatively quickly". "Relative to the history of the country, of course, the vaccine will arrive very quickly, but if one of your friends told you that it would arrive" relatively "quickly, and that it arrived a year and a half later, you would probably be "relatively annoyed" ", laughs Brad Pitt.

And now, a message from Dr. Anthony Fauci. #SNLAtHome pic.twitter.com/LYemNAWaAT

- Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) April 26, 2020

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The false doctor Fauci then continues to correct Donald Trump, who said that the virus would disappear "as if by a miracle", and that "everyone was going to have tests". "A miracle shouldn't be our plan A," says Fauci aka Brad Pitt. He calmly adds, in a neutral tone: "When he says that everyone is going to have a test, what he means is" almost nobody "". We finally see Dr. Fauci speechless when he hears Donald Trump asking if we can not kill the virus by ingesting disinfectant. The sequence ends with thanks from the real Brad Pitt to the real Dr. Fauci and to all the caregivers.

Anthony Fauci won the hearts of Americans with his clear and calm explanations, often framing Donald Trump with great politeness. It is so loved by the American public that the online sales platform for handicrafts Etsy has more than 3,000 items dedicated to the expert: mugs, t-shirts, socks and even candles.

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