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Posted on 08/10/2026 10:46:53 AM PDT by John Semmens
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr and reporter Dana Bash locked horns on CNN's "State of the Union" program. Bash started the interview by asserting "you have been placing nearly all the blame for the COVID pandemic and the way that the US responded to it squarely on Dr. Fauci. But of course, he worked for President Trump. Does President Trump also deserve some of the blame?"
"I think the thing that did the most damage to our country was the lockdowns," Kennedy replied. "The lockdowns shut down 3.5 million businesses in our country with no due process, no just compensation. All of our churches and schools were closed. Our children are still paying the price for that. And yet we had the worst outcome of any country in the world. President Trump, as you may recall, wanted to end lockdowns. But Dr. Fauci worked hard to urge state government officials to extend the lockdowns."
"As I recall, Dr. Fauci was urging folks to socially distance themselves from others, wear masks, and get vaccinated," Bash countered. "Didn't this help saves lives?"
"In his diary Dr. Fauci admits that the social distancing recommendation was not based on any valid medical finding," Kennedy pointed out. "He admits that the kind of cloth or paper masks that most people were told to wear can't block virus particles. Most scientists now acknowledge that the mandated vaccines couldn't prevent a person from contracting Covid or transmitting it to others. Doctors who were getting good results with other therapies using ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine were censored and vilified by the Biden Administration. On balance, I'd say that Dr. Fauci's actions did more harm than good."
"I don't think any reputable news agency or reporter would agree with you on that," Bash said. "Now that you are our country's highest ranked health authority what are you going to do when the next pandemic hits?"
"During COVID, the government completely dismantled our constitutional rights," Kennedy answered. "It censored people in violation of the First Amendment. Doctors who were saying, you're doing it wrong, were being marginalized and vilified. This short-circuited the scientific process which depends on independent thought and experimentation."
"You're talking about rights," Bash interjected. "Don't rights need to be subordinated to public health in an emergency?"
"Suppressing the right to think and speak freely is the greater threat to public health," Kennedy said. "The fact that what you call the reputable media failed to stand up for free speech and debate was absolute press malpractice. Your job is supposed to be skepticism toward authority. You weren't doing that. You were beating up on people who were dissenting."
After the interview, a CNN spokesperson issued a statement to defending Bash, saying "Dana Bash is a veteran journalist who conducted a news-making interview with Secretary Kennedy. Asking tough, substantive questions to those in power is the job of every journalist, and Dana did hers incredibly well today. We stand behind Dana, her reporting, and CNN's overall coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic."
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Well Dana, since you asked. Yes, Trump listened to Dr. Faucistein as Covid was coming into “play”. However, your hand picked and promoted empty suit and his word salad Sous Chef, played it for everything it was worth with the assistance of you and your Mockingbird siblings. Your hypocrisy is unparalleled, and your Journalistic skills are well overstated. Similar to Hollywood, there’s a reckoning coming your way.
This article is, afaik, all true, not satire. Dana Bash is repugnant.
But of course, Dana, you are a reprehensible propagandist and media whore.
Ok, I admit I’m old, but when I first read your post, I wondered why you were calling an artio that seemed true to be a FAKE!
ARTICLE!
It was under the semi-satire tab. Sometimes they’re satirical, sometimes they’re not.
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