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Anthony Fauci should be used to attacks from the conservative camp by now.
Even when he was a virus advisor to then-President Donald Trump, attacks from his supporters continued.
In the meantime, Fauci is advising Trump's successor Joe Biden on Corona issues - accordingly, the reluctance in the political counter-camp has finally given way.
Of course, the conservative broadcaster Fox News has recognized this and uses Fauci again and again to cause outrage among its viewers.
And for the corresponding audience rating.
However, what commentator Jesse Watters uttered recently seems to have exceeded a certain limit with Fauci as well.
On CNN, he spoke out in favor of dismissing the TV man - knowing full well that such a step should be almost impossible.
Watters, known for making outrageous statements even by Fox standards, had said this about Fauci at a right-wing conference: “And then you shoot the deathshot.
The killing shot.
From ambush.
Fatal.
Because he doesn't see it coming. "
The commentator and his house broadcaster insist that the statement should have related to possible tough interview questions with which the virologist could be confronted.
In this way, viral content can be generated.
Fox News spoke of a "metaphor" in a statement.
Fauci himself seemed little convinced of this attempt to justify the dangerous rhetoric.
Speaking to CNN, he said, "In the past two years, I've done nothing but encourage good public health behavior: get vaccinated, be cautious in groups, and wear masks."
Most recently there was a Holocaust comparison
“And for that,” Fauci continues, “does some guy say that people should ambush me and give me a fatal shot?
What madness reigns in this society? ”The scientist continued, realizing that Fox will not react.
Then it became clear again: “I mean, this is madness.
The man should be fired on the spot. "
Just a few weeks ago, another Fox News person, the presenter Lara Logan, caused a sensation with an absurd comparison.
She equated Fauci with the Nazi criminal Josef Mengele.
Among other things, he carried out cruel experiments on imprisoned Jews in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
In this comparison, too, the reaction of your employer was very manageable.
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