The White House on Monday said that talk of President Donald Trump wanting to fire the government's top medical specialist in the coronavirus crisis, Anthony Fauci, was "ridiculous." Rumors that Fauci could get the axe -- as a vocal group of Trump's right-wing supporters wants -- accelerated on Sunday when the president retweeted a criticism of the doctor with the hashtag #FireFauci. "This media chatter is ridiculous - President Trump is not firing Dr. Fauci," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement. "Dr. Fauci has been and remains a trusted advisor to President Trump." sms/st