Posted on 07/24/2020 10:27:44 AM PDT by conservative98
The infectious disease specialist says he was dehydrated
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that criticism of a photo in which he had his face mask partially down is "sort of mischievous."
In an interview on "America's Newsroom," Fauci told host John Roberts that he had been sitting next to his wife, Dr. Christine Grady, and a very close friend of his.
"I had my mask around my chin. I had taken it down. I was totally dehydrated and I was drinking water trying to rehydrate myself," he explained. "And, by the way, I was negative COVID literally the day before."
"So, I guess people want to make it a big event. I wear a mask all the time when I'm outside. To pull it down to take some sips of water and put it back up again -- I guess if people want to make something about that they can," he said. "But to me, I think that's just mischievous, John."
Critics took to Twitter to attack Fauci for the photo.
New York Magazine and Huffington Post contributing writer Yashar Ali reprimanded the doctor.
"Dr. Fauci should be setting a better example," he tweeted. Ali has over 662,000 followers on the social media platform.
The photo was taken by The Associated Press's Alex Brandon at Nationals Park.
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Look at all that water he was drinking! The only water I see is in a bottle with the cap screwed on [while playing on his cell phone]... pic.twitter.com/9CxT6apNS2— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) July 24, 2020
Drinking water pic.twitter.com/Ec8CJ9PO9x— Carlton Hinds (@methuselaschild) July 24, 2020
Actually, Fauci should just take his zinc and forget the mask.
Some pigs are more equal than others.
I had to close an extra day this week at my restaurant because the waitstaff were all sick from running around in 90 degree weather with those stupid fucking Chinese made masks on all week. Dr fauci is a fraud.
bttt
Dr. Fauci....That “water story” is just one big flat lie.
If I threw the ball like he did…I’d definitely wear a mask.
He’s got a VERY thin skin.
Keep poking him, people!
Same with NY Nursing Home reaper gov Coumo who went to GA caught with a group of people without face covered who just before called on Trump to make an nationwide order to force all Americans to wear masks.
He was exhausted from throwing that first pitch into the Visitors dugout.
If he had just tested negative why was he wearing one at all on a pitchers mound in an empty ballpark 60 feet 6 inches from the nearest human being?
FauXi thinks: "My best virus, EVER".
When I drink water, I usually hold the bottle in my hand, and bring it up to my mouth.
I get that his wife is on the right but is his "very close friend" on the left an exempt member of his household?
He’s got a dozen acres of space to socially distance and he sits right next to a non family member with his mask off.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Doesn’t Washington DC have a mandatory mask law in place?
If Trump doesn’t fire him then the country is finished. He needs to fire him today.
[If I threw the ball like he did…I’d definitely wear a mask.]
That was worse than Gary “Baba Booey” Dell’Abate’s pitch.....
Let’s face it.....Fauci is a dipshit.
And who was he throwing to? The first base coach?
Walk the talk, Richard-head!
The heat often defeats the point of wearing one for me, especially given that I sweat worse in the mask than I would in the same temperature without one. More heat and sweat means I need to drink more water, and I need the mask out to drink unless you can inject water into my blood or put a detachable straw valve on the mask
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