Dr. Fauci joined Shepard Smith's new show on CNBC and told the audience that he has not been in contact with Trump for months. Smith, the former Fox News host who left the network unceremoniously because he dared to question Trump, asked Dr. Fauci if we need a federal mask mandate. Smith asked, "Are you still, does the president, are you still in the president's ear, or no and if so, if not who is? “Well, I haven’t spoken to the president in quite a while about the situation with regard to the outbreak," Dr.