Fauci stated that the accusations are harmful, not solely to him, however the scientific group.
“It is simple to criticize, however they’re actually criticizing science as a result of I characterize science. That is harmful,” he stated. “To me, that is extra harmful than the slings and the arrows that get thrown at me. I am not going to be round right here endlessly, however science goes to be right here endlessly.”
“I am simply going to do my job and I’ll be saving lives and they will be mendacity,” he added.
Fauci’s remarks have come beneath hearth not solely from Cruz, however different Republican lawmakers like Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.), although NIH maintained it had not offered cash for such analysis. Cruz and Cotton have pointed to an October letter highlighting particular grant funding from the NIH that aided a sure facet of coronavirus analysis on the lab, to bolster their declare that Fauci lied.
When requested if the latest accusations are a method for Republican lawmakers to make use of him as a scapegoat to deflect criticism from former President Donald Trump, Fauci stated, “You must be asleep to not determine that one out.”