On Thursday’s episode of ABC’s “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg praised former White House Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, calling him “one of the classiest people.”
“In his new memoir, ‘On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service’ Dr. Anthony Fauci takes you through his 54 years with the National Institute of Health, taking on terrifying global hazards like the AIDS crisis and being an authority we could trust in D.C. amid the chaos of COVID,” Goldberg said.
“Thank you for coming on the show and for everything, everything you’ve done from the very beginning. It’s extraordinary. And you’re no worse for wear. You look good,” she continued.
“They say empathy has guided you as a physician and a public servant but there’s also a Latin phrase that has consistently come up for you and I’d love you to share it and tell everybody what it means,” Goldberg added.
“Well, when I was getting my education in high school, Latin and Greek was an important part of our classical training,” Fauci said.
“It was actually at Regis High School, a few blocks from here was Regis High School. And one of the things that they mentioned to us when