That looked more like Fauci pointed his hand at the reporter as if it was a gun...and when the thumb went down he “fired”the gun.
It sure looked like a nonverbal “he got you, man.”
I tried to make it that as well but I don’t think so. It was friendly. He did make a point to be last of course.
Remember the other day when Trump said to Fauci about the press, “See what I mean?” after one of them had tried to gig Fauci?
Too many things negative add up with Fauci for me to keep my bias low.