OPINION:
Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci was the subject of a congressional hearing during which the contents of discussed emails showed the darling of the COVID clampdown crowd knew full well his agency was tied at the money hip to the Wuhan Institute.
The more Republicans in the GOP-dominated House pick and probe, the more Fauci is revealed as a liar, liar, pants on fire.
The walls are closing in on Fauci. And it’s about dang time.
Fauci, for far too long, has enjoyed not just the favor — not just the fawning — not just the favorable treatment of the press, but the outright hero worship. Fauci, to the left, to the mainstream media, to Democrats, to Chinese communists, to the World Health Organization — Fauci for a very long time was their god. He was the go-to guy for all-things-COVID. When stores wanted to open, they turned to Fauci. When schools started to open, they looked to Fauci. When Florida said the heck with it and decided to reopen, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ haters called up Fauci for comment. And Fauci gladly gave comment.
When face masks were talked about, he tit-tatted and said they weren’t needed — until, of course, he changed his mind and then said two were needed, except for the vaccinated, and then none were needed, until he changed his mind and said masks were still needed for the vaccinated, until he changed his mind and said fully vaccinated people with three shots or more, 10 shots or more, 80 shots or more (LOL; that’s an exaggeration, but only a slight one) wouldn’t need the masks. But they would need to stay away from church and states run by Republican governors.
Or people would die.
People would die.
People would die.
Well — maybe not. But they could. He’s a doctah, dontcha know!
The walls are crumbling.
His word is stumbling.
At a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe was asked if Fauci’s November 2021 testimony to U.S. senators on gain-of-function research — during which he said, “What gain of function? What’s a gain of function, anyway?” — was truthful. Or even true.
Ratcliffe said this: “Some of Dr. Fauci’s testimony is inconsistent with some of the intelligence that we have that remains classified as well as inconsistent with some information that is publicly available.”
That’s diplomatic-speak for: He’s a freaking liar.
With Republicans at the helm in the House, it won’t be long before Fauci himself makes another appearance.
That’s the time to grab the popcorn.
Republicans are laying the groundwork now to get witnesses on record to report what they know, what they knew, what they hear, what they heard, and so forth and so on and so forth. They’re taking good notes. They’re recording the statements. They’re cross-referencing remarks and cross-checking for accuracy. And one day, one very fine day, one day not too far in the future, Fauci will have to come and address these nitpicked points.
He’s a squirrely guy who always manages to shake accountability.
But this time, he may not walk away totally unscathed. After all, Democrats don’t really have much use for him anymore. He’s elderly, he’s past his political prime, he’s a has-been in the medical and health world. He’s actually become the perfect pansy for Democrats to pin their blame on, should the winds of Wuhan accountability shift uncomfortably left.
Indeed, the walls are closing. It’s getting warmer. It’s getting hotter. Republicans may finally get their man.
• Cheryl Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com or on Twitter, @ckchumley. Listen to her podcast “Bold and Blunt” by clicking HERE. And never miss her column; subscribe to her newsletter and podcast by clicking HERE. Her latest book, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” is available by clicking HERE or clicking HERE or CLICKING HERE.
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