Fauci on CNBC: "This is going to get worse. Bc we& #39;re going more into a colder season ...We& #39;ve got to do something different. We cant just let this happen. We& #39;re going to have many more hospitalizations & that will inevitably lead to more deaths. So this is an untenable situation"

CNBC& #39;s Shepard Smith: "Is it time for the [national mask] mandate, Dr. Fauci? We lean on you for advice. Do we need a national mandate, or not?"

Fauci: "You know, yes. Well, we do. If we don& #39;t get one, I would hope the mayors and governors do it locally"

Here& #39;s the full exchange in which Fauci certainly appears to call for a national mask mandate through strong questioning from @thenewsoncnbc