Posted on 07/24/2020 2:43:23 PM PDT by conservative98
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for more than three decades, has grappled with several public health crises, including the AIDS epidemic and now, COVID-19. In an interview with CNN's David Axelrod, Fauci said the magnitude of criticism he is receiving now is different than in the past, and that he and his family have been seriously threatened.
On "The Axe Files" podcast, Axelrod asked Fauci about how he's become a target during the pandemic, as people who have suffered economic hardships have become angry.
"I've seen a side of society that I guess is understandable, but it's a little bit disturbing," Fauci said. "You know, back in the days of HIV when I was being criticized with some hate mail, it was more, you know, people calling me a gay-lover and 'What the hell are you wasting a lot of time on that?'"
Fauci said that criticism was pushed "aside as stupid people saying stupid things."
"It's really a magnitude different now because of the anger," Fauci said. "As much as people inappropriately, I think, make me somewhat of a hero — and I'm not a hero, I'm just doing my job — there are people who get really angry at thinking I'm interfering with their life because I'm pushing a public-health agenda," he continued.
Fauci said the amount of hate mail and serious threats are "not good."
"It's tough," he said. "Serious threats against me, against my wife, against my daughters. I mean, really? Is this the United States of America?" Fauci said.
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“he and his family shouldn’t be threatened”
Oh, they haven’t been threatened. He’s just a drama queen whose camera time has been diminished a bit. This will result in more face time for him.
If he changed course right now and gave the all clear, he would be receiving death threats by the millions from his current friends and the leftists would burn his house to the ground.
That poor man! How low do we sink as a society when we can’t lock down our economy without casting blame and hate upon those responsible? People must think he doesn’t care but he has everyone’s best interest at heart. Next thing you know Bill Gates will be telling us that he is being threatened. Where does it end?
The threats are as valid and precise as are his predictions and management of the crisis brought on by the Wuhan Virus.
They are not weirdos. They don’t know just like you don’t know.
My family has faced “serious threats” due to the professional malpractice of Fauci. He should be held accountable for that.
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Back up a minute, Tony. You said you were just doing your job? You didn't just do your job. You could have done your job without going on tv 10 times a day making a big spectacle of yourself going over everyone on the task's forces' heads. You wanted to be on TV. You wanted the fame. Should've just stayed part of the team like everybody else.
How about this story, CBS News???????
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3868146/posts
Are you going to report it????
His daughters high school tuition is 47K each a year.
Fauci:
When you threaten Americans, they tend not to like it.
Ask GWB, Romney, Flake or grab a shovel and ask McCain.
Fauch has fought to keep America closed, thereby destroying millions of lives. He is a radical leftist, and all they do well is destroy.
He’s so scared he’s going to baseball games.
Standard Operating Procedure for Leftists.
When a leftist gets some pushback, the first thing from their mouths is that they have received threats.
Progressives make threats to fellow liberals then they blame us. It happens all the time.
It's an Alinsky tactic... like sending liberals dresses as KKK members to Bush rallies.
The FBI should look into it... Most of the serious hate speech to liberals is made by OTHER LIBERALS.
Fauci, 80 years old, has a daughter in high school?
Amen to that. Offshore and onshore. This guy has been profiting from Big Pharma for years.
There’s no need for this. Since when do Conservative people condone deadly threats against other Americans? What’s wrong with you guys?
Then go the F~%k home
Funny....that’s exactly what I ask myself every day these last five months.
“Welcome to the party, pal.”
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