At the hearing yesterday, emails were presented from Fauci's federal staff soliciting cash awards for various prizes on his behalf. He received $900k for one such award.
"Hawley then pointed to what he described as internal emails from Fauci's staff, including one from former chief of staff Greg Folkers discussing a nomination for the Dan David Prize. According to Hawley, the email asked federal employees to bolster the COVID-19 section of Fauci's nomination by providing language detailing his pandemic response.
"We're working on this nomination for the Dan David Award for Fauci," Hawley read from the email. "We need to beef up the COVID part."
Hawley alleged the Dan David Award carried a $900,000 cash prize and claimed Fauci used federal employees to help obtain it. He further accused Fauci of using government staff and resources to pursue at least eight additional cash awards, including honors from the Partnership for Public Service, the Adelson Prize, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Academy of Medicine and the CDC Foundation.
"In fact, you turned your staff into a full-time application machine," Hawley said. "You actually wrote to people and said, 'Do you think maybe I'd qualify?'"
so what? 6 others won as well. More "Richard Smith"
He was; "Recognized for a lifetime of achievement, including his leadership on HIV research, AIDS relief, and communicating essential public health measures."
Meanwhile;"Trump minimized the severity of the virus by stating that 99% of COVID-19 cases are "totally harmless"
"Trump aggressively promoted the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a "game changer," even claiming he took it prophylactically. His promotion caused a temporary run on the drug, which complicated access for lupus and arthritis patients who relied on it."
In July 2020, Trump retweeted a video featuring doctors making false claims about a coronavirus "cure" and dismissing "the efficacy of masks. He defended the presenters as "very respected" after social media platforms removed the video for violating misinformation policies."
“Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. You know that, right?” Trump told a crowd in Michigan, falsely asserting that doctors purposefully chose to blame COVID-19 for terminal illnesses like cancer or heart attacks."
"Trump speculated about whether disinfectants could be used internally to treat the virus."
"Donald Trump downplayed the virus and blocked Fauci from appearing on several television programs. Trump called Fauci part of a group of "idiots" and suggested he might fire him after the presidential election, which Trump lost."
Trump has taught you to hate and it serves him well.
