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Fauci says ‘unusual’ antics by Marjorie Taylor Greene is reason he gets death threats (www.independent.co.uk)
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Former presidential medical adviser clashed with far-right congresswoman when he testified in front of the House Oversight Committee on Monday about the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr Anthony Fauci has accused Marjorie Taylor Greene of inspiring death threats against him.

The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases clashed with the Republican firebrand lawmaker at a hearing of the House Oversight Committee on Monday in which he gave testimony about the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

During the hearing, Greene told Fauci he was “not a doctor” and that he “belonged in prison” for “crimes against humanity” amid heated questioning. She also accused him of experimenting on beagles with disease-causing parasites.

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“Whenever somebody gets up, whether it’s the news media you know, Fox News does it a lot or it’s somebody in the Congress who gets up and makes a public statement that I’m responsible for the deaths of x number of people because of policies or some crazy idea that I created the virus — immediately — you could like clockwork, the death threats, go way up,” Fauci said during an appearance with Kaitlan Collins on CNN.

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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 90 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

During the hearing, Greene told Fauci he was “not a doctor” and that he “belonged in prison” for “crimes against humanity” amid heated questioning. She also accused him of experimenting on beagles with disease-causing parasites.

“As a dog lover, I want to tell you this is disgusting and evil, what you signed off on, and these experiments that happened to beagles paid for by the American taxpayer,” she said. “And I want you to know that Americans don’t pay their taxes for animals to be tortured liked this.”

Unusual? How about unhinged?

The vaccine is for a virus, which is a replicating protein, not a parasite.

Dogs are by definition not humanity, but the billions of people who were protected from the virus certainly are.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/4/22-1727_article

I doubt she knows how the makeup she cakes on her face is tested.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 57 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if, as a dog lover, she supports Kristi Noem?

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 39 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You know Kristi Noem is different because she's a Republican.

(We all know that, but it needs to be said out loud)

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm picturing her saying something like, "as a dog lover, I know that some dogs need to be led to a gravel pit and shot."

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Only if they do exactly what their owner trained them to do.

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I enjoy how the party of law and order just wants to consistently ignore laws and order and demands immediate imprisonment of anybody who makes them look bad. It's been going on for years, but its intensity since Cheeto diapers came around has increased exponentially.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

"law and order" is just dog whistle for using cops to harass outgroups.

Don't ever ever forget that the cruelty is the point. They don't give a fuck about the law.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

I wonder whether she's in charge of the group trying to press people to sign pledges to reject any drug, product or procedure tested on animals, or whether she's even signed it.

I mean, it basically volunteers to be the animals these things are tested on if everyone signs - you just get no vaccines or tooth regrowing or surgeries until then while they're still tested on animals other than you - but that's not obvious to stupid people.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 78 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just as a quick aside to note that making death threats is a crime.

I'm still kind of amazed that we know exactly what shows, links, and ads these people like but when they make death threats the powers that be are all "who?? What?? Where??"

[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The trick is that it has to be a threat, and if we're being honest then the more money and power you have the more obviously threatening it must be.

DON'T SAY: "I'm going to kill you."

DO SAY: "It would be great if you died right now."

And if you have influence and/or money, feel free to say: "I wish someone would kill you."

[–] 5wim@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago

Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 76 points 5 months ago (1 children)

“Because the purpose of hearings are to try and figure out how we can do better so that next time if and when we all faced with a pandemic we’d be better prepared and we could benefit if mistakes were made; we identify them and we try to correct them for the future,” he added.

Fauci said that, and I'm sure thats why prior Congresses held hearings like this, but I'm sure he knows that the reason why this hearing was called was specifically to make those performances. MTG was put in that committee specifically to say those things while Fauci was in the room, in an election year.

But, since Fauci is a bit of a politican as well as a scientist, he knows he can't just say that. So he goes and says something that at least suggests to people how weird this all is.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 33 points 5 months ago (5 children)

History will not be kind to MTG's utter stupidity, blatant lying and overwhelming hypocrisy.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 31 points 5 months ago

History will forget her.

How many people remember stupid congresspeople from 30 years ago?

Imhofe bringing a snowball to the Senate floor, this disproving climate change, for example. You and i and historians might, but average Joe on the street?

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

She's doing fine. She's made a bunch of money grifting as a Congresswoman. I hate it also but that's the reality. She's doing fine so far and hasn't been hit with felony charges like other Trumpanzees have.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

History is written by the victors, though.

[–] Nutteman@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Fucken Victor. Give me back my shiny gengar card you animal.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 6 points 5 months ago

It will if their side wins.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I mean, we're not kind today.

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago (2 children)

At what point is someone going to say enough with her crazy bullshit and expel her for disorderly behavior? Pretty sure enough people are fed up with her to get a two-thirds...

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah it'd be nice if everyone was just like "yeah you're a nuisance and haven't done anything positive once and only produce negative bullshit constantly so you're now removed from office and no longer allowed to speak publicly or appear on TV because you obviously bring no good to anyone whatsoever and the world would be a better off place without you in it. If you could just crawl under a rock and die, everyone on earth would appreciate it."

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Trump would kill the vote.

[–] m13@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

She’s a stochastic terrorist, as are many of the American far right. They are already responsible for many mass shootings, murders, and threats of violence.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mtg is unusual by default. She gives blondes a bad name as shes more than a few bricks light

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

She’s a bottle blonde.

But she gives humanity a bad name.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Trudat

[–] ZeroCool@vger.social 10 points 5 months ago

Yeah… that’s all she’s good for and unfortunately we live in a clown based reality now where anyone identifying as a Republican is allowed to do whatever the fuck they want.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Chaos is a ladder.

[–] nick@midwest.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It sure why the word “unusual” is there, this is typical behavior for the loopy dopey dipshit. Bad built etc.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To not normalize her insanity.

[–] nick@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

Good answer, I like it.

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