US President Donald Trump retweeted to his 84 million followers a post on Monday containing a link to a misleading video, which was also deleted as part of Twitter's enforcement actions. <br /><br />The White House did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.<br /><br />The president also retweeted a post accusing Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, of suppressing the use of hydroxychloroquine.<br /><br />Fauci, who directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Tuesday he has "not been misleading the American public under any circumstances."<br /><br />In the misleading video, doctors touted hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19 and discounted the need for face masks against the pandemic. The right-wing news site Breitbart News, which posted the video, also showed a screenshot of its 17 million video views on Facebook before it was taken down.<br /><br />- Reuters
