For Americans gripped with fear and confusion over the rapid spread of the coronavirus, Cuomo and Fauci have emerged as unexpected emotional life rafts Throughout March, Cuomo has held near-daily news conferences updating New Yorkers with dire statistics on ventilators and hospital beds. In response, PresidentCuomo has trended on Twitter, the governor’s updates repeatedly hailed as “comforting,” even by users who don’t live in New York. Meanwhile, a Twitter user recently posted a photo of doughnuts decorated with photos of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who earlier in the day made...