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Anthony "I make $435k/yr off you dolts" Fauci declares he IS science...


Sens. Cruz, Paul Blast "Astounding Authoritarian" Fauci For "I Am Science" Claim

https://summit.news/2021/11/29/sens-cruz-paul-blast-astounding-authoritarian-fauci-for-i-am-science-claim/

Responding to Anthony Fauci again declaring that he represents
science, Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul blasted the “hubris” of ” an
unelected technocrat,” warning that he has “distorted science” in
order to exert “authoritarian control.”

Fauci appeared on CBS News’ Face The Nation, and declared that
“Anybody who spins lies and threatens and all that theater that goes
on with some of the investigations and the congressional committees
and the Rand Pauls and all that other nonsense, that’s noise.”

He further claimed “if you’re attacking me, you’re really attacking
science,” adding “I mean, everybody knows that.”

It isn’t the first time that Fauci has essentially declared that he IS science.

Responding directly to Cruz suggesting Fauci needs to be prosecuted,
the latter proclaimed “I have to laugh at that. I should be
prosecuted? What happened on Jan. 6, senator?”

    Real "I am the senate" vibes here. pic.twitter.com/4Y23ROOYKz
    — Jonathan Thiebaud (@Jtbaud249) November 28, 2021

Both Cruz and Paul quickly responded:

    The absolute hubris of someone claiming THEY represent science.
It’s astounding and alarming that a public health bureaucrat would
even think to claim such a thing, especially one who has worked so
hard to ignore the science of natural immunity.
https://t.co/rcDezphVRR
    — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 28, 2021

    Fauci is an unelected technocrat who has distorted science and
facts in order to exercise authoritarian control over millions of
Americans.

    He lives in a liberal world where his smug “I REPRESENT science”
attitude is praised.

    Here are the facts:
    — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 28, 2021

Sen. Cruz went on to explain the facts...

    (1) On May 11, Fauci testified before a Senate Committee that “the
NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in
the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”

    (2) On October 20, NIH wrote they funded an experiment at the
Wuhan lab testing if “spike proteins from naturally occurring bat
coronaviruses circulating in China were capable of binding to the
human ACE2 receptor in a mouse model.” That is gain of function
research.

    (3) Fauci’s statement and the NIH’s October 20 letter cannot both
be true. The statements are directly contradictory.

    (4) 18 USC 1001 makes it felony, punishable by up to 5 years in
prison, to lie to Congress.

No amount of ad hominem insults parroting Democrat talking points will
get Fauci out of this contradiction.

Fauci either needs to address the substance - in detail, with specific
factual corroboration - or DOJ should consider prosecuting him for
making false statements to Congress.

Others also weighed in on Fauci’s emperor vibes, with journalist Jeryl
Bier noting “This is not helpful in any way. This is almost word for
word something a cult leader would say. This persuades no one not
already in his corner.”

    "They're really criticizing science because I represent science.
That's dangerous." - Fauci

    This is not helpful in any way. This is almost word for word
something a cult leader would say. This persuades no one not already
in his corner. https://t.co/2VHY1T7C1k
    — Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) November 28, 2021

    Look, you don’t have to be some Fauci conspiracy theorist to
recognize that Fauci’s utility as a trusted public health official has
long since expired, and he tends to be a net negative when it comes to
clarity and trust.
    — Alicia Smith (@Alicia_Smith19) November 28, 2021

    Now I want to know what Dr Fauci thinks happened on January 6th
that Senator Cruz should be prosecuted for.

    Genuinely don’t understand the strategy of continuing to have him
on Sunday shows almost every week — the audience he can influence only
continues to shrink. https://t.co/A2pvzEp1lM
    — Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) November 28, 2021

    An appallingly bad thing for someone in his position to be saying.
Not a shred of humility about any of the things he got wrong, had to
waffle on, or later took back or equivocated. Instead goes all Fauci
XIV and says “la science c’est moi.” Yikes. https://t.co/tT9AU9MIuR
    — Noam Blum (@neontaster) November 28, 2021

    Is Dr. Fauci under the impression that nobody is being prosecuted
for Jan. 6? Or is he saying Ted Cruz should be prosecuted for speech &
debate on the Senate floor? https://t.co/N1NxfTCDZ2
    — Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) November 28, 2021