WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci may be on the cusp of retirement, but that has hardly made the president's top medical adviser immune to political attacks from opponents who hold him responsible for various shortcomings, whether real or perceived, in how the nation handled the coronavirus pandemic.
, who opposed nearly all restrictions, including masks, lockdowns and vaccines. He was praised for keeping Florida open, but 83,200 people have died there. Critics have accused him and other conservative leaders of not taking the pandemic seriously enough.
Earlier this year, DeSantis derided Fauci as “a little elf,” urging his supporters to “chuck him across the Potomac.” Even if prosecution remains an outlandish possibility, Republicans could well call Fauci to testify when they take over the House in January, especially if they are prodded to do so by high-profile figures like Musk. Fauci has said he will cooperate with congressional requests.."But I am very happy to testify before any congressional oversight committee, I have nothing to hide, I can explain and validate everything that I've done.
Musk appeared to enjoy the controversy his anti-Faui tweets had caused. Once again restoring to a meme that would have been largely unknown outside the far-right media ecosystem, he likened his detractors to the infamous Branch Davidian religious cult that was based in Waco, Texas, before federal agents stormed its compound in 1993.Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists who wrote about Elon MuskAmong the Twitter accounts suspended were reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America, and other publications.
Read more »
Elon Musk polls users on reinstating suspended journalists, defends himself in Twitter Spaces chatElon Musk has asked his followers whether or not he should reinstate CNN, New York Times, Washington Post and other reporters he suspended for allegedly 'doxxing.'
Read more »
Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Elon MuskTwitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, among them reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications.
Read more »
Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon MuskTwitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, among them reporters working for...
Read more »
Did Elon Musk Once Say He Hoped Even His ‘Worst Critics’ Remain on Twitter?A spat with journalists over alleged 'doxxing' put Musk's devotion to 'free speech absolutism' to the test.
Read more »