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‘He’s so intimidated by Fauci!’ Rand Paul dunked in ridicule after getting brutally fact-checked again
May 11, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before Congress for another coronavirus hearing, and few were surprised that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tried to tangle with the esteemed immunologist.
The Kentucky Republican, himself an ophthalmologist, challenges Fauci nearly every time he updates Senate committees on the pandemic and then gets fact-checked by the physician.
"The SARS virus had a 15-precent mortality rate and we are fighting a pandemic that has about a 1-percent mortality [rate]," Paul said in Tuesday's exchange. "Can you imagine if a SARS virus that has been juiced up and had viral proteins added to it, if that were released accidentally? Do still support funding of the NIH funding of the lab in Wuhan?"
Fauci quickly corrected the senator, saying his assertions weren't based in fact.
"With all due respect, you are entirely and completely incorrect that the NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain of function research in the Wuhan institute," Fauci said. "We do not fund -- Dr. [Ralph] Barrett does not do gain of function research, and if it is, it is according to the guidelines and is being conducted in North Carolina."
Many observers indicated they were sick of Paul, who later tried to clean up the mess on Twitter, and his antics.
@RandPaul You got flat-out embarrassed by Fauci. 🤣😂🤣— Brad B. (@Brad B.)1620749081.0
@atrupar @SenRandPaul self-owning every time he sees Dr. Fauci. He's so intimidated by Fauci 😂 You love to see it.— Geoff (@Geoff)1620745959.0
@atrupar In case anyone is wondering, the amount of respect due for Rand Paul is zero.— Nivze Sev (@Nivze Sev) 1620745760.0
Watching Dr. Fauci try to talk sense into Rand Paul is like having video of Galileo talking in the 1600s to Catholi… https://t.co/My7YObOdFd— JRehling (@JRehling)1620749214.0
@RandPaul Is this an example of what the kids call an “own goal”?— Scott Vaughan (@Scott Vaughan)1620749838.0
@garychoronzy @atrupar We don’t really know that, do we? 😆— Changfucius (@Changfucius) 1620745745.0
@RandPaul Gain-of-function research is done in order to understand and fight viruses. You know that and you’re in… https://t.co/umyWMWFSRv— David Goorevitch (@David Goorevitch)1620750865.0
@RandPaul I just watched him whoop your ass.— luciDCarino (@luciDCarino)1620749795.0
@joe_shands @atrupar That's what his constituents should do. It's the fundamental problem with current American politics— Plague Doctor Monkey (@Plague Doctor Monkey) 1620746034.0
@atrupar Don’t bring an ophthalmologist to an epidemiologist fight.— Josh Miller (@Josh Miller)1620748611.0
@atrupar I love the guy sitting behind him trying not to laugh.— JulieA (@JulieA)1620746660.0
@DebHyatt11 @atrupar Yep. It also proves that he would be justified in doing it again! 😏— DOGS LOVE UNCLE JOE!🌊🗽🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@DOGS LOVE UNCLE JOE!🌊🗽🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸)1620746040.0
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Republican Caitlyn Jenner's latest interview is driving more criticism of her campaign for governor of California.
Asked what training she has that would make her qualified to be governor Jenner told CNN, "I have been in the entrepreneurial world."
"People think that that you've been in show business, think of you as a reality star, certainly I've done that. But entertainment is a business. And you have to run that business. But I've also done other things," Jenner insisted.
"You know, we sold a billion dollars of exercise equipment on television. Aviation companies. I've just always been involved being an entrepreneur."
Caitlyn Jenner on what training she has to be governor of California: "I have been in the entrepreneurial world." pic.twitter.com/SN9j74AFgs
— The Recount (@therecount) May 11, 2021
Her background did not seem to impress many, especially after Donald Trump's presidency.
Christ. HELP US! https://t.co/jxFPIY7M3T
— Meg. (@MegSmith24) May 11, 2021
reality show 🚫experience https://t.co/amDhnZ1q7Q
— Maltese Mama (@tzmaltesemama) May 11, 2021
Dana Bash: "What kind of training do you have to be Governor of California?" Jenner responds that she's an entrepreneur. Sigh.
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) May 11, 2021
Government is not a business. GTFOOH with that bullshit. https://t.co/3PcUeXWebF
— Kyle (@TweetOfKyle) May 11, 2021
👏🏻 Running 👏🏻the👏🏻 Government 👏🏻is👏🏻not👏🏻like👏🏻Running👏🏻a👏🏻 business. https://t.co/idhllSyc1D
— Rob Houston (@Houston593) May 11, 2021
This is just another way of saying “I'm very rich." https://t.co/UR23NczFAv
— Republicans are Pedophiles (@ThundrusWanderR) May 11, 2021
@Caitlyn_Jenner is trying to say she's an entrepreneur, give me a break! You were doing low scale speaking engagements for peoples company parties for decades b4 “becoming a Kardashian" nothing you have done in life qualifies you to run the 5th largest economy in the world! Gtfoh
— Andi Politiko (@Andi_Poli2) May 11, 2021
I've been in the fashion world my entire career. That doesn't mean I'm qualified to be the CEO of Chanel. https://t.co/O97E0vmHIf
— Susan Miller (@SusanMMiller129) May 11, 2021
Seriously people haven't we had enough of TV and movie personalities trying to run government?? https://t.co/RhJKGRI7MZ
— algp (@A1l1g1p1) May 11, 2021
Oh, for fuck's sake ... https://t.co/Zm6j09S29W
— Republicans are doing active harm to the country. (@beth4158) May 11, 2021
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'Stop the vaccines': Marjorie Taylor Greene rant against Liz Cheney veers into anti-vaxx screed
May 11, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden's administration to "stop the vaccines" during a rant against Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY).
Real America's Voice host Steve Bannon asked Greene about an upcoming vote to remove Cheney from Republican leadership.
Greene argued that Republican House members should have "choices" when it comes to replacing Cheney even though former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for the position.
"You support getting rid of Cheney?" Bannon wondered.
"I voted to remove her the first time," Greene noted. "I would like Republican voters to be able to weigh in on who our conference chair is. I don't know why that doesn't happen. Shouldn't that happen?"
"I don't like a decision being made before that vote on who we should replace her with," she continued. "And I believe in options. I also believe in voting records. I'm very conservative, fiscally and socially. I don't think our conference chair should be someone that has the same voting record as Democrats. I think that we should have choices."
Bannon pressed Greene to name her choice for GOP conference chair.
"I don't have a name," Greene admitted before blurting out a screed against vaccines.
"Businesses are failing," she said. "Our border is being invaded. We have, you know, we're sending all this money overseas for more people to invade us."
Greene added: "We need to care about the real issues that matter. We need to stop the masks, stop the vaccines and stop COVID-19 from controlling our lives."
Watch the video below from Real America's Voice.
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