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The White House Throws Fauci ‘Under the Bus’: Jen Psaki Claims The Biden Administration Has ‘Not Been Pro-Lockdown’
Becker News ^ | 02/04/22 | Kyle Becker

Posted on 02/04/2022 11:59:30 AM PST by Enlightened1

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was confronted with a new Johns Hopkins comprehensive study that shows “lockdowns” were a comprehensive failure worldwide.

When asked about the irrefutable evidence that the lockdowns caused massive damage, but delivered no tangible benefits, Psaki went into full spin-mode.

“We’ve not been pro-lockdown — most of the lockdowns actually happened under the previous President,” Psaki claimed.

The study in question is a thorough review done by Johns Hopkins university. Its results are damning.

“What does the evidence tell us about the effects of lockdowns on mortality?” We provide a firm answer to this question: The evidence fails to confirm that lockdowns have a significant effect in reducing COVID-19 mortality. The effect is little to none.
The use of lockdowns is a unique feature of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns have not been used to such a large extent during any of the pandemics of the past century.

However, lockdowns during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic have had devastating effects. They have contributed to reducing economic activity, raising unemployment, reducing schooling, causing political unrest, contributing to domestic violence, and undermining liberal democracy. These costs to society must be compared to the benefits of lockdowns, which our meta-analysis has shown are marginal at best. Such a standard benefit-cost calculation leads to a strong conclusion: lockdowns should be rejected out of hand as a pandemic policy instrument.

That’s as blunt a refutation of lockdowns from an academic institution as it gets.

That’s as blunt a refutation of lockdowns from an academic institution as it gets.


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KEYWORDS: fauci; lockdowns; psaki; trump
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1 posted on 02/04/2022 11:59:30 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

It’s like Pee Wee Herman is running the country.

God help us all.

L


2 posted on 02/04/2022 12:00:44 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Enlightened1

Lying red headed woodpecker...


3 posted on 02/04/2022 12:01:48 PM PST by WKUHilltopper
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Whaaaaaaattttt?….these people are insane…..


4 posted on 02/04/2022 12:03:05 PM PST by TnTnTn
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To: Enlightened1; ransomnote; Cathi; metmom; grey_whiskers; bagster; tatown; cgbg; SecAmndmt; ...

Little Red Lying Hood’s lips are moving, hands are circling, again ping.


5 posted on 02/04/2022 12:03:08 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Enlightened1

Wow. I can’t think of a US Administration in my lifetime that actually lied like this. This is in-your-face straight-up pathological lies. These have been some pretty bad strange justifications and word-plays in the past. But this is straight up “F*** you” lying.


6 posted on 02/04/2022 12:04:16 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Enlightened1

They can lie about anything because only Fox calls them on it.


7 posted on 02/04/2022 12:04:21 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle

Remember the old days when politicians and news people were honest? Me neither.


8 posted on 02/04/2022 12:08:15 PM PST by Equine1952
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To: Enlightened1

The see the Freedom Convoy and they’re scared.


9 posted on 02/04/2022 12:08:59 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: Equine1952
"Remember the old days when politicians and news people were honest? Me neither."

But this is off the charts lying about stuff that is easily refuted.
10 posted on 02/04/2022 12:10:30 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Enlightened1

Bwahahahaha, says the WH wanting to enforce a federal lockdown. PhD wafflers.


11 posted on 02/04/2022 12:12:19 PM PST by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Enlightened1

I said it a long time ago on FR.

Although it is a crude expression; the
Biden Group will lie to you like peeing on our leg and telling you it is raining out. -Tom


12 posted on 02/04/2022 12:13:06 PM PST by Capt. Tom (.It's COVID 2022 - The Events, not us, are still in charge. )
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To: Enlightened1

then STOP THEM!!!


13 posted on 02/04/2022 12:16:04 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Enlightened1

I’ll say this, she certainly is glib:-)


14 posted on 02/04/2022 12:17:41 PM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Enlightened1

Was this a flip or a flop?


15 posted on 02/04/2022 12:17:48 PM PST by xp38
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To: Enlightened1

un friggin believeable!
This is the reason we can’t have nice things!


16 posted on 02/04/2022 12:18:00 PM PST by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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“We’ve not been pro-lockdown — most of the lockdowns actually happened under the previous President,” Psaki claimed.”

Blue states locked down. Red states followed the lead of Ga and Fla and opened up fast Through out the campaign, Dems mocked red states. Biden called Texas governor a Neanderthal for resisting mandates. Dems raised suspicions on Trump’s vaccine. Masks and vaccine mandates are features of blue state over reach. Schools closed in blue states. F Joe and Fauci are tied together hand and feat. Dems own the lock down disaster.


17 posted on 02/04/2022 12:20:40 PM PST by DeplorablePaul (s)
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To: Enlightened1

In all truth, most pro- lockdown voices have been power-hungry pols at lower levels together with chicksh*t Karens who lap up the fear and spread it around.


18 posted on 02/04/2022 12:21:01 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (No nation that sanctions the wholesale slaughter of its unborn citizens is fit to endure.)
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To: Enlightened1

That’s actually funny.

These people no longer care about any pretense of credibility because they know they do not answer to us.


19 posted on 02/04/2022 12:23:33 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong [FJB])
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To: Enlightened1

Absolute bullsh..


20 posted on 02/04/2022 12:31:36 PM PST by Ronald77
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