Posted on 09/14/2023 10:28:39 AM PDT by thegagline
Journalist Megyn Kelly interrogated former President Donald Trump this week over his elevation of the controversial Dr. Anthony Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic — noting that the 45th president formally honored Fauci before departing the White House.
“Not only did you not fire Fauci, who is loathed by many — millions of Republicans in particular, but also some Democrats — you made him a star,” Kelly said during an interview that aired on SiriusXM.
“This is the criticism of you, that you made him the face of the White House Coronavirus Task Force — he was out at every presser — that he was running herd for the administration on COVID, and that you actually gave him a presidential commendation before you left office. Wouldn’t you like a do-over on that?” she asked.
Trump denied knowing who gave Fauci a presidential commendation, which was awarded during his last full day in the White House, Jan. 19, 2021. “I overrode many of the things he did. He was much less important to me,” Trump contended. “Now, with that all being said, he’s been there for years. He was respected. He lost a lot of the respect because of COVID.” *** “I never got I think the credit that I deserved on COVID.”
Another grievance among conservatives has been the development on Trump’s watch of the COVID-19 vaccine, which has limited serious illness but has not been effective at stopping transmission of the virus.
“I never gave mandates and people have to make up their own, you know, make their own decision, as far as I’m concerned,” Trump said of the vaccines. ***
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I guess he also “forgot” the following:
Trump brags about closing the country down
Trump says he told Kemp: ‘I totally disagree’ with move to reopen Georgia
"The vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind," Trump
"I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines all are very, very good," Trump
"I was able to get something approved that, you know, that has proven to have saved a lot of lives," Trump
Can I stop reading right there?
Sure you absolutely can. But don’t expect jagoffs who swallow media excretions wholly and post articles on it to follow your example.
NO ONE had good information at the beginning.
NO ONE knew what the deep state was planning.
COVID was something new, the media was in full-blown politically motivated hysteria, NO ONE really knew what to do about it. Yes, Trump closed the country down for 14 days, but it was the governors of most of the states that locked them down for an entire year or more. Trump urged governors to reopen. I don’t know if he had the power to order them to reopen. He didn’t impose any mandates requiring people to get vaccinated, that was the governors.
Yes, he made mistakes, but given the situation, I don’t know if anyone could have handled it any better. Just think for a moment what would have happened if Hillary Clinton had been in charge.
Quite the Monday morning quarterback she is. I also believe I read that Megyn got the shot.
Did he force you to get the shot? Per the information that the “experts” gave and are still giving Trump, what he said is absolutely true. Trump didn’t hire Fauci, Fouchi was in that position as the number one expert in all the world. How would Trump know more about a virus or vaccine then him? And what Trump did to get the vaccine made along with ventilators and everything else was incredible. So take the vax. don’t take it. But stop whining about Trump getting it made in record time because he never forced you to take it.
Don’t care what you say Megyn. I am still voting for Trump.
Monday morning quarterbacking, shoulda, woulda, coulda. Damned if you do damned if you don’t.
Hindsight is perfect. If he fired Fauci they would have crucified him. He was in a vice, an engineered no win box. It looks bad now but l think he was trapped. It took years for anyone to say Sweden’s approach was the right one and even now it just whispered by a few.
I was under the impression that VP Mike Pence was in charge of the Covid Task Force and that he was the one that put Fauci and Birx on the pedestal.
Then there’s this:
Fauci should never have been put forth as the leading voice when better authorities disagreed. CDC and FDA have thrown out the rules for medical recommendations and should face serious consequences.
Exactly.
No one knew what we were dealing with when it was happening in real time.
The Balfour Declaration was immediate. It did not take “years.”
And yes I am voting for Trump. He is the best thing going. My memory is pretty good though.
If he’d fired Fauci they wouldn’t have impeached him for it, they would have used thee 25th amendment, and the vote would have been unanimous. Pence would have stayed the course and probably elevated Fauci even more.
Need a word. Combination of idiocracy and pharmacracy. That’s what this country is.
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