Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks that Dr. Anthony Fauci, who served as the U.S. chief medical advisor during most of the pandemic, should “go to prison” over his “dishonesty” in handling COVID-19.
Paul made his comments while speaking with “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770. Paul not only said that Fauci should be locked up, but also accused him of lying to Congress.
“For his dishonesty, frankly, he should go to prison,” Paul said. “If you lie to Congress, and you’re dishonest, and you won’t accept responsibility. For his mistake in judgment, he should just be pilloried. He should never be accepted.”
Paul went on to say that Fauci would not be looked upon fondly when remembering the COVID-19 pandemic.
“History should judge him as a deficient person who made one of the worst decisions in public health history — in the entire history of the world,” Paul said.
The battle of words between Paul and Fauci is nothing new, as the Kentucky Republican has long argued against Fauci’s stance on how the virus originated, instead saying it came from a lab in China.
During the interview, Paul said Fauci allowed and funded “dangerous research – gain-of-function research, where you allow viruses to be combined,” adding that he contributed to the deaths of “somewhere between 10 and 20 million” people.
Paul’s comments on Sunday mirror what he said last year when he said “without question” Fauci should be in jail.
In March, Fauci discussed Paul’s repeated criticism and attacks, telling CNN, “There’s no response to that craziness.”
“I mean, prosecute me for what? What are they talking about? I mean, I wish I could figure out what the heck they were talking about. I think they’re just going off the deep end,” Fauci said.