During a hearing on Monday, Republican Representative Rich McCormick of Georgia presented audio evidence of Dr. Anthony Fauci expressing support for measures that would make it challenging for individuals to refuse vaccination. The audio clip was taken from an interview conducted for the audiobook “Fauci,” which was published in October 2020. In the interview, Fauci emphasized the importance of countering ideological opposition to vaccination.
“Once people feel empowered and protected legally, you are going to have schools, universities and colleges are going to say, ‘You want to come to this college buddy, you’re going to get vaccinated, lady, you’re going to get vaccinated,’” Fauci said during an interview. “Big corporations like Amazon and Facebook, and all those others, are going to say ‘You want to work for us, get vaccinated,’ and it’s proven that when you make it difficult for people in their lives, they lose their ideological bullshit and they get vaccinated.”
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.@RepMcCormick to Fauci: "You’ve inspired and created fear through mass mandates, school closures, vaccine mandates that have destroyed the American people’s trust in our public health institutions." pic.twitter.com/N2BAeWIJQh
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McCornick inquired Fauci about his opinion on whether all oppositions to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine were “ideological nonsense,” a claim that Fauci refuted by stating that it was not what he meant. McCornick then brought up the testimony of former ESPN employee Allison Williams, who stepped down after requesting an exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine requirement imposed by Disney, ESPN’s parent company.
“You affected people’s ability to work, travel, be educated, to actually flourish in America, to self-determine, as well as God given rights,” McCormick said. “Shame on you. Dr. Fauci, you have become Dr. Fear. Americans do not hate science, I don’t hate science. The American people hate having their freedoms taken from them. You inspired and created fear through mask mandates, school closures, vaccine mandates that have destroyed the American people’s trust in our public health institutions. This fear you created will continue to have ripple effects over generations to come.”