Watch: Dr. Fauci Finally Faces Some Heat, Gets Testy When Pressed Over His Recent COVID Comments, ‘Let Me Finish!’
It appears Dr. Fauci got a little too comfortable doing his swooning interviews on MSNBC and CNN because he started to fall apart when he got a little heat.
Fauci made an appearance on Fox News and was interviewed by Sandra Smith who questioned Fauci over his comments on Operation Warp Speed, masks, struggling restaurants, and school closings.
The interview started well however things got hot when Roberts pressed Fauci over his criticism over how President Trump distributed the vaccine.
Citing “a comprehensive plan developed by” the Trump team, Roberts asked: “[I]f they were a mess, you were part of that team, so what was in place at that time?”
Unlike his comments to Rachel Maddow or White House reporters, Fauci insisted: “I really don’t want to go back and rehash that. That is not productive.”
Smith then asked about New York coronavirus restrictions that “boggles many” citing the Empire State has a positivity of 1% but still inflicts devastating restrictions on restaurants.
Dr. Fauci got a little testy after that and he got even more annoyed after Smith mentioned how Chicago is refusing to open schools.
Below is a partial transcript provided by Newsbusters:
FAUCI: You know, I have to tell you, I’m not going to be out here, outguessing a governor who is on the ground in his or her own state —
SMITH: But those are statistics. I mean —
FAUCI: — no, no. We’re not going to go there. I’m not going to be outguessing individual governors.
SMITH: — okay, how about — fine, so you don’t want to go there, but what about school closures? Chicago won’t reopen their schools. I mean, you’ve talked about — kids are not passing this disease inside the classrooms when they are following CDC guidelines.
FAUCI: Well —
SMITH: So shouldn’t they reopen schools in Chicago, for example?
FAUCI: Well, what I’m going to tell you are the general principles, and each individual state, with their governor, city with their mayor, will make their own decisions. The first thing —
SMITH: But —
FAUCI: — I would — let me just finish, let me just comment —
SMITH: Sir, go ahead.
FAUCI: — and see if I can help you out —
SMITH: Please.
FAUCI: — to be able to understand the bigger picture. That, yes, I understand greatly the strain that is on local businesses and restaurants and others, that that’s the reason why we need help. We need to be able to get resources that if indoor dining is going to be prohibited, we’ve got to have help to the owners of those organizations so they don’t go under during a period of time when we’re trying to correct and get our arms around this outbreak.
.@SandraSmithFox to Fauci: “But we’re supposed to be following the science and I think that’s the problem. Does the science say that kids can safely be back in the classroom if they’re following CDC guidance?”
Fauci demurs, saying schools need funding to follow the science (2/2) pic.twitter.com/BoT60hwfHp
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2021
Dr. Fauci also said during the interview that he’s not moving the goalposts but that the “discussion is changing.”
Fauci, sounding like a teachers union boss here…@SandraSmithFox says “it also seems like the goal posts keep moving” on things like masks, adding “where does it stop?”
Fauci: “The discussion is changing, not the goal posts.” pic.twitter.com/3pgU6jNkmU
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2021