Trump Reportedly Was So “Annoyed” At Fauci Throwing The First Pitch For Nationals That He Declared He Was Doing The Same For The Yankees, Which Apparently Came As A Surprise To The Yankees

Envy is tied to narcissism, so that sort of explains Donald Trump’s profound jealousy of former President Barack Obama and his need for admiration, praise, and approval. It also explains why this president denies poll numbers showing that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is leading him in key states and nationally. Trump is also jealous of our nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, probably because Americans trust him more, and his approval ratings far exceed the president’s.

As Fauci prepared to throw out the first pitch of MLB’s season, Trump — not to be outdone by Fauci — broke some baseball news of his own.

Trump announced in the middle of a coronavirus press briefing last Thursday that he had been invited to throw out the first pitch at a New York Yankees game on Aug. 15 in New York — and that news reportedly surprised the Yankees, according to the New York Times.

“There was one problem: Mr. Trump had not actually been invited on that day by the Yankees, according to one person with knowledge of Mr. Trump’s schedule,” the news outlet reports. “His announcement surprised both Yankees officials and the White House staff.”

However.

Trump had told reporters that he got the invitation directly from Yankees president Randy Levine — who is a longtime Trump supporter that was once rumored to be a candidate to serve as his chief of staff.

“Randy Levine is a great friend of mine from the Yankees,” Trump told reporters on Thursday as Fauci was preparing to take the mound. “And he asked me to throw out the first pitch, and I think I’m doing that on Aug. 15 at Yankee Stadium.”

Envy.

“But Mr. Trump had been so annoyed by Dr. Fauci’s turn in the limelight, an official familiar with his reaction said, that he had directed his aides to call Yankees officials and make good on a longtime standing offer from Mr. Levine to throw out an opening pitch,” the paper reports. “No date was ever finalized.”

Then, on Sunday, Trump cited multiple reasons for a change in plans, including scheduling conflicts due to his “strong focus” on the pandemic and the economy.

“We will make it later in the season!” the president tweeted. And that sort of ties into the New York Times report.

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