The walls came tumbling down Thursday on some of the mendacious narratives the American public has been force-fed during and after the COVID pandemic about gain of function research and the origins of the virus. Although Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) repeatedly questioned former chief advisor to the president and former NIAID head Dr. Anthony Fauci about the research in heated numerous congressional hearings over the last few years, the good doctor went on record over and over again angrily denying that any such thing had occurred.
But on Thursday, NIH Principal Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak admitted that NIH did fund GOF research at Wuhan Institute of Virology through EcoHealth Alliance. Oops.
RedState's Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar explains.
Busted:
X owner Elon Musk let loose on his social media platform Friday, savaging Fibbin' Fauci for his serial lies.
Prosecute/Fauci https://t.co/jx72bfhBJ5
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 17, 2024
Musk is known for his sometimes short, always funny, and to-the-point tweets. He does it like no other.
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It's not the first time Musk has filleted Fauci. This is from December 2022:
My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 11, 2022
As for gain-of-function research, Musk was calling Fauci out for that long before Thursday's revelations:
I strongly disagree. Forcing your pronouns upon others when they didn’t ask, and implicitly ostracizing those who don’t, is neither good nor kind to anyone.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 12, 2022
As for Fauci, he lied to Congress and funded gain-of-function research that killed millions of people. Not awesome imo.
RedState was calling out the dishonest doctor as well. Here's our Scott Hounsell back in 2021:
Dr. Fauci's Testimony to Rand Paul on 'Gain-of-Function' Research Was Filled With, Well, Lies
The Five Questions Everyone Needs to Be Asking Dr. Fauci About Gain-of-Function Research
In April, Musk also called for the president of EcoHealth Alliance, Peter Daszak, to face charges:
Prosecute Fauci and Daszak
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 16, 2024
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