White House Chief Medical Officer Anthony Fauci
Anthony FauciOvernight Health Care – Biden officials take heat at Senate hearing Biden health officials slammed into hearing for confusing pandemic messages Hot microphone catches Fauci calling GOP senator ‘an idiot’ MORE accused Sen. Rand Paul
Randal (Rand) Howard PaulOvernight Health Care – Biden officials take heat in Senate hearing Hot mic catches Fauci calling GOP senator ‘an idiot’. Fauci clashes with Paul, saying attack turns ‘the crazies’ MORE (R-Ky.) To endanger him with personal attacks during the couple’s recent clash on Tuesday.
During a hearing in the Senate Health Committee on the government’s response to the omicron variant, Paul went after Fauci on several topics, including blaming Fauci for school closures and shuffling emails that were allegedly about the virus’ origins, among other issues.
“This happens all the time. You’re attacking me personally, with absolutely no piece of evidence for anything you say. So I want to make something clear to the committee: You’re doing this for political reasons,” Fauci told Paul.
Fauci pointed out that Iowa police recently arrested an armed man just before Christmas who claimed he was traveling from Sacramento to Washington, DC to “kill” Dr. FauciAnthony FauciOvernight Health Care – Biden officials take heat at Senate hearing Biden health officials slammed into hearing for confusing pandemic messages Hot microphone catches Fauci calling GOP senator ‘an idiot’ MORE. “
According to reports at the time, the man was arrested in possession of a combat rifle and ammunition, as well as a “killer list” of persons he planned to attack in DC, including Fauci, President Biden
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“So I ask myself why [the] will the senator do this? You go to Rand Paul’s website and you see ‘guy Dr. Fauci ‘with a small box that says’ contribution here!’ You can make $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 100. So you’re making a catastrophic epidemic for your political gain, “Fauci told Paul.
“What happens when he comes out and accuses me of things that are completely untrue, suddenly that turn the crazy people out there and I have threats on my life, harassment by my family, and my kids want to see phone calls because people are lying about me, Fauci told the Senate committee.
During an exchange, Paul Fauci pressed over an email, accusing the expert of trying to “attack scientists who disagree with you.”
“You just do the same thing at every hearing,” Fauci told him. “You’re completely wrong, as usual, Senator.”
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