Topline
President Donald Trump criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic minutes before he is expected to testify before a Senate committee, saying Fauci’s “ideas were CRAZY” and that he was given “vast destructive power” by former President Joe Biden.
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a Senate committee Wednesday morning. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
AFP via Getty Images
Key Facts
Trump, in a post on Truth Social, claimed he “overrode” Fauci on Operation Warp Speed, the plan to develop COVID-19 vaccines, also alleging Fauci “strongly disagreed” with the theory the virus came from a lab in Wuhan, claiming Fauci was “always trying to protect China.”
Trump said he “relied less and less” on Fauci over time, saying he made “too many bad calls, like on MASKS,” accusing Fauci of being an anti-masker before becoming a “super-masker.”
Trump claimed he warned Biden that Fauci “was no good, either didn’t have a clue, or was dishonest,” but said Biden gave him “vast destructive power.”
Fauci, whose diary entries were released by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., earlier this week, will testify before the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee starting at 8:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
Some of Fauci’s diary entries were fiercely critical of Trump, whom Fauci described in some entries as “out of control,” “a total embarrassment” and “incorrigible.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Leave a comment