Is the most trusted person in American Govt really a poll? It is wild that you know that stuff off the cuff.
no, not specifically, but a bunch of polls have included fauci among political figures in the last year.
it makes sense that a not explicitly partisan person would outpoll partisan figures, so maybe he's no more trusted than some other random general or something. but like, if you have a choice of having fauci deliver a health message or a partisan politician, fauci has broader credibility.
i'd kinda be interested in gottlieb's number, but i don't think i've seen him included. he's probably much less known.