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They didn't even realize covid was killing them while they died in droves, so my bet is on never.
And they blamed Fauci who Trump hired and could have fired at any time.
Trump didn't hire Dr. Fauci.
He was Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from November 2, 1984 to December 31, 2022.
Trump hired Fauci to lead the Corona Virus task force. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci
Did you mean to lie on the Internet or are you being paid to lie on the Internet?
Fauci was director of NIAID. Trump picked him to lead the White House COVID Task Force. Then Trump threw him under a bus.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Coronavirus_Task_Force
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci
Yeah, I don’t know what the fuck I was even saying, I’m sorry.
25 upvotes and 4 downvotes for an easily verifiable lie. Fantastic.
Here's the official text from TrumpWhitehouse.gov that Trump released on Jan 29 2020 announcing that he hired Fauci for his Corona Virus Task Force.
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-presidents-coronavirus-task-force/
Fauci was not "hired" by Trump. That is a taskforce made up of a bunch of people from various government entities. They didn't take a new job. Fauci already worked for the NIH, a government branch. He was not hired by Trump.
??? Trump hired Fauci to lead the Whitehouse Corona Virus Task Force. Fauci was the director of NIAID. Then Trump threw Fauci under the bus when his base didn't like what Fauci said. Trump could have removed Fauci from the Task Force. Instead Trump complained like it wasn't his choice.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci
Fauci was already working for the NIH long before trump was president. Trump didn't hire him. Fauci was chosen as a member of the Covid task force by trump, correct - along with 11 other government department employees.
The only reason Fauci was on TV and setting policy on COVID was because Trump hired him to the Trump task force. Trump could have removed him from the Task force. Instead Trump acted like he had no power over Fauci.
That Fauci had been previously working for the government is irrelevant. Trump hired Fauci to the Trump COVID Task Force. Everything Fauci did was under Trump's control.
My aunt was one of those covid deniers. She argued that if it was as bad as the experts said it was "people would be dropping like flies". To her it was either people are literally dropping dead suddenly in the streets or nothing is happening.