Sen. Paul’s accusations ‘kindles the crazies,’ incited death threats
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, views a screen from a campaign website as he answers questions from Senator Rand Paul, R-KY, during a Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee meeting to review the federal response (COVID-19) to newer variants at Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., U.S.A January 11, 2022.
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US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci criticized Republican Senator Rand Paul at Tuesday’s Congressional Hearing. He accused him of spreading false information and inciting death threats to him for his work regarding the pandemic.
In a heated question-and-response session before the Senate health committee, Fauci said Paul’s false accusations blaming the White House chief medical advisor for millions of deaths have led to a constant stream of harassment.
Fauci explained to the panel that Fauci had accused him of making false accusations against me.
Fauci held Paul’s literature calling for Fauci to be fired. A California man was taken into custody in Iowa Dec. 21 while driving from Sacramento, Washington, with the intention of murdering several officials.
The police asked him about his plans and he replied that he wanted to visit Washington DC to get rid of Dr. Fauci. They found in his vehicle an AR-15 rifle and several magazines of ammunition. He believed he was killing people.
The latest episode in a long-running feud between government officials. Since at least September 2020 when they began to fight over country’s response to pandemics, Fauci called out PaulFor misinterpreting the truth.
U.S. U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R.KY) is in Washington, D.C., U.S. Jan 11, 2022, for a hearing of the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee to review the federal response to coronavirus (COVID-19), and the new variants, at Capitol Hill.
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Paul and Fauci fought over masks and reinfection risk.
Fauci claimed Tuesday, “In your usual fashion, Senator you are distorting all about me.” You attack me every single day. There is no evidence to support your claims.
Fauci testified alongside Dr. Rochelle Waensky, acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, and Dawn O’Connell (assistant secretary for preparedness and emergency response, Department of Health and Human Services). Hearings were held to examine the government’s efforts against highly contagious variant omicron.
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