Posted on 06/06/2021 7:58:28 AM PDT by RandFan
Fox News's Chris Wallace came to the defense of White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Friday as the nation's leading infectious disease expert faces scrutiny from conservatives over newly released emails.
Wallace told colleague John Roberts during a discussion on the network about COVID-19's origins that he had read reports on Fauci's emails and "a number of the emails" himself, concluding, "There's no smoking gun there."
"This is highly political. ... You're seeing it as a major talking point for Republicans," Wallace said, predicting that former President Trump would go after Fauci during an appearance in North Carolina on Saturday.
The "Fox News Sunday" anchor called Fauci a "devoted public servant for 40 years."
Conservatives have criticized Fauci and accused him of not being forthcoming about the origins of the coronavirus following the release of email correspondence between him and others early on in the pandemic that seemed to question whether the virus was manmade.
While Fauci had cast doubt on the prospect of the virus originating from a lab, the emails do not show the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director rejecting the theory outright.
Wallace argued that political motivations are playing a mayor role in how people are reacting to the theory that COVID-19 originated from a lab in Wuhan, China, which has gained new attention.
"We outta take the politics out of this," Wallace said. "I think there certainly has been too much politics already."
"When Donald Trump — back when he was president — suggested that China may have played a role in it, that it wasn’t a naturally occurring virus, I think there was a knee-jerk reaction from some Democrats, from some people in the media, to say, 'Well, if Trump says this is a possibility, it can’t be a possibility,'" Wallace said.
"That was a mistake then, I think it's a mistake now to over-politicize it," he added.
During the segment, Wallace emphasized the importance of figuring out how the virus originated, but stressed the need for unity.
"We all outta be on the same side," he said.
President Biden on Friday reiterated his confidence in Fauci as his chief medical adviser amid the rising attacks from conservatives.
Biden has ordered the U.S. intelligence community to further study the origins of the coronavirus and submit a report within 90 days outlining the evidence for whether it came from a lab accident or spread naturally.
Wallace is Fox’s Chief Liberal. He is a perfect example of the “Seed Not Falling Far from the Tree” if you remember his Super Liberal Dad , Mike Wallace.
Spoken by a Evil Overpaid Ugly Troll that signed
a Dem Leftist neighborhood Petition against Ivanka Trump and her family.
Wallace needs to go away somewhere. Perhaps retire to Europe.
What a disgrace.
A partisan, political hack complains something is political? Okay.
Love it when political hacks lament something being highly political.
Dear Mike. Phu cough.
Chris “The Weasel” Wallace. Every Sunday I have to see something about the Weasel even though I try to avoid it and him. The guy is not worth the time of day.
Fauci is a criminal. If you want “political” just watch Wallace’s show.
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This man calls himself a moderator when he’s a naked Democrat shill
Fox as the conservative alternative to CNN and MSNBC? What a joke! That Fox keeps Chris Wallace on tells you all you need to know about Fox.
As a side note, wouldn’t it be great if there was a Free Republic channel?
(That’s a crazy dream, I know.)
Nothing more needs to be said about that @sshole.
Reason #136 why we don’t watch Fox “News” anymore.
He gave Fauci the rope to hang himself. That's what Trump does. People needed to see this for themselves.
All these fake news scumbags are going to eat more crow when more stuff comes out.
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