Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci weighed in on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) refusal to recognize him as a doctor, calling it an “unusual performance.”
“So that’s why I still get death threats when you have performances like that unusual one from Marjorie Taylor Greene in today’s hearing,” Fauci told CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Monday night.
Fauci, who was the face of the government’s response to COVID-19 while head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before the House Select Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday for the first time since retired.
When questioning Fauci, Greene outright refused to recognize Fauci as a doctor and instead referred to him as “Mr. Fauci.”
“Do you think this is appropriate? The American people deserve to be abused like this, Mr. Fauci, because you are not ‘Dr.,’ you are ‘Mr. Fauci’ in my few minutes,” Greene said before adding, “No , I don’t need your answer.”
Greene’s comments were criticized by some Democrats. She was later rebuked by Rep. Bran Wenstrup (R-Ohio), chairman of the subcommittee, who said, “You will suspend the Georgia Republican’s direction to recognize Fauci as a doctor.
Elsewhere during the hearing, Fauci became emotional as he described the harassment and death threats he and his family continue to face after becoming the target of criticism over the federal response to the pandemic.
He told the subcommittee there had been “harassment through emails, texts and letters” against him, his wife and three daughters.
CNN’s Fauci said receiving death threats is a “pattern” for those in positions similar to his, who often make public statements about policy.
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