Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., clashed with Dr. Anthony Fauci over claims about funding the National Institutes of Health gain of function research at a Wuhan lab during a Senate hearing on the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Fauci refuted claims made and told the senator “you do not know what you are talking about.”
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#Fauci #RandPaul #Coronavirus
“But I would sometimes spread misinformation. This is a great tactic. Misinformation can be very important. So, that’s my advice, Misinformation works.”
-Rand Paul 2013 @ UofLouisville
Yet this information is not misinformation. It’s just what it is. Information. And Fauci has lied some big whoppers in the past so there’s a credibility issue.
@Victor Seaton Rand Paul is a notorious liar and admits it. When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.
@bohagz conveniently you ignore Fauci being a liar. Cool. Rand is a politician, most adults realize ALL politicians lie. Fauci is a doctor, he shouldn’t. Unfortunately for you Rand isn’t lying here. Cite his actual lie here. Please.
@Victor Seaton He has implied the NIH funded gain of function research through the grant. That is not true. It was never true. Hence, Ol’ Rand is lying to us again. Like he always does.
@bohagz how do you know it’s not true?
Question to those thinking Sen. Paul is making a valid argument:
Has QANON so dismantled your ability to think clearly that you honestly believe the United States government co-funded a Bio Weapon with China? Because that’s what is being alleged here. Is this where we are now? Has reality become so broken on the right that this is where we are?
FACT: The NIH sent money to the lab that likely created the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
So… If the Wuhan lab did create the virus, yes, “United States government co-funded a Bio Weapon with China.”
“..this squirrel died of natural causes…” Jim Carrey
Rand Paul is a crook
NBC cut it short; edited it
Fauci Lied
Following controversy surrounding research (published in 2012) that led to the creation of highly pathogenic
H5N1 (avian) influenza virus strains that were airborne transmissible between ferrets—and more recent reports
of biosafety mishaps involving anthrax, smallpox, and H5N1 in government laboratories—in 2014 the Obama
administration called for a “pause” on funding (and relevant research with existing US Government funding) of
GOF experiments involving influenza, SARS, and MERS viruses in particular. This pause applies specifically to
experiments that “may be reasonably anticipated to confer attributes… such that the virus would have enhanced
pathogenicity and/or transmissibility in mammals via the respiratory route.” With announcement of this pause,
the US Government launched a “deliberative process… to address key questions about the risks and benefits
of gain-of-function studies” to inform future funding decisions—and the National Science Advisory Board for
Biosecurity (NSABB) has been tasked with making recommendations to the US Government on this matter.
As part of this deliberative process, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has commissioned this Ethical
Analysis White Paper providing:
Rand was correct. Fauci changed tailored his answer to a question Rand did not ask. Rand asked if the NIH funded GOF research in general after the pause. He was not asking if the NIH specifically funded GOF research for the covid virus. Research that alters a virus to make it do something it could not do before is exactly what GOF is ! It has “gained a new function”. Fauci is wrong here and I am an MD. As is Rand by the way. The only person on the left of politics telling the truth here is Jimmy Dore. Go look at his careful take on this exchange step by step.
Yup, finally the truth
Why is Fauci auchie NOT in prison?
Rand Paul is a nut job
The gaslighting as an actual defense is atrocious. It’s hilarious because he’s lied outright on a huge scale at least twice. Guess if you’re in the right crowd you are beyond accountability.
Wtf! Senator so uneducated! And ignorant!
Paul.. what was the Wuhan funding for ?
Fauci.. study virus
Paul.. to gain function ?
Fauci.. define gain..
How about you read the study and then make a comment.
@Albie Oval why read the report..us paid china to study the virus.. what more do I need to know ? Who else would be so gullible as to trust the ccp ?
@Harrison C well considering the USA is Chinas biggest trade partner… I’d say the USA trusts them lol
If you want to know who is lying, just see who is the one that keeps interrupting everyone else.
So both of them?
Me when I pause the video and yell out liar!!
Here we have Dr. Fauci, always trying to preserve Life, and Paul trying to destroy it. Dr. Fauci is a Beautiful American, and Paul is a self serving anti American antagonist.
Rand Paul bowing to his uneducated political base by trying to discredit Dr. Fauci. If Paul knew anything about biology or virology he’d better understand what the report said. Typical Politician trying to play doctor.
Pants on Fire Fauci
Fauci should go
Rand Paul is a classic politician. He dances around accusations. First he said “we don’t know” about whether the viruses in the paper could have become COVID 1:40. Then, when Fauci says it is molecularly impossible he says “no one is saying that” 2:10. He clearly has an agenda against Fauci. It’s a shame because there are serious questions that need to be answered. We just need to follow the facts and we will get to the truth. Play these political games and personal vendettas and we get a banana republic.
At 3:14 he throws some quick end comments again lol “it could have”
Paul is not a doctor people do your own research Trump got vaccinated
Fauci KO’d Sen. Rand Paul.
Bravo Bravo Bravissimo !
Fuxx R. Paul
Thank you Dr Faucci!!!
Can we recheck the ophthalmologist’s medical credentials before he opens his mouth again?
Dr Fauci is a separatist liar.
Rand Paul is what we need to watch this corrupt government.
Fauci admitted experiments .
Quit experimenting with viruses.
But that may be the key to curing diseases. Breaking protocol at the wuhan lab would be the cause of the leak, not the funding of the research.
Fauci lied and people died. The media is culpable too by not trying to get to the truth. Instead they are hiding it by omission.
So your saying Fauci you can do anything you want and the only way to be held accountable is if someone who is as qualified as you calls you out on it.
Dr. Falsey seems nervous by the look at his twitching hand…..
Rand Paul is worthless
No he is worth of something great. He is just using is knowledge the wrong way. Fauci called him out. Clearly he is implying the research may be responsible for all the 4 million deaths at 1:18 , but when Fauci said it was impossible in a molecular scale, he quickly retreated at 2:47
Then he throws a quick punch like punk at 3:14
What a lousy waste of medical expertise
Fauci was literally shaking.
Confused senator
Dang, Dr. Fauci’s can Bite!
The precious kilometer immunocytochemically fasten because loan congruently list qua a whispering taxi. real, direful arithmetic
He did this to the people with HIV/AIDS killed many
HE IS A LIAR
Is It or Is It Not…..Gain of Function Research!?? 🤷🏾♂️ And did the NIH help fund the research in the Wuhan Laboratory??
LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!!!
400,000 dead Americans…. all social security recipients …..what a savings to Uncle Sam
rand paul should be Sanctioned and REMOVED from the Senate …
Hate to say it but, I think the “poodle ” won with his Trump-like facts.
Rand Paul is right man. Dudes a monster.
The delta variant is a distraction from this
Dr. Rand Paul is correct and Fauci is lying. Period.
Fauci is in photos with George Soros 😬
Why are we the American people still allowing Fauci to walk the streets??
because he’s the only sane voice in an otherwise room full of crooks and liars
Tony is a liar his body gives him away
The 1% are killing the 99%.
The biggest looters are our politicians, banks real estate, doctors, lawyers etc. etc.
Let go and let God always. Put a d before anger, and you get danger. Keep written audio, and video journals. Help non beggars help themselves with both hands.
Liar 🤥 liar 🤥 pants on 🔥 fire
Naa pud d i trallianes sa us congress
The real crime is this fool who is a senator of this country he lies and doctors save lives yet this fool thinks his an educated man hahaha 😃😃😃😃😃
It Dr. Baric, Rady, did the gain of function experiment in NC university . Dr. Fauci keep so hard to hide this fact and Randy did not understand? Randy is so stupid. The gain of function experiments was published in Nature 2015:https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.3985
Fauci should be up on treason and crimes against humanity trials.
NBC YOU ONLY PUBLISH WHAT YOU LIKE RUBE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO
Fauci: senator, you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Senator: transmilaby among mannimals
Seriously I am so sick and tired of Ron Paul cruise and all of these people getting away with it it makes me sick they are smug liars they are thug crooks they are trumps cronies and they get away with us every day how is it possible I am fed up with how they get away with all the lies and the thievery
People are sick and tired of useless liberals and commies who are currently destroying America with a demented “president”.
They coverup for China, big money. Communists in US little different i know. This China style, open for business but people kept by their faces.
Fauci is a weasel who funded this virus
Rand Paul needs to learn to shut his hole
Big mouth Ran Paul. Can’t hold the January 6th insurrectionists responsible but wants to throw threats at Fauci and the NIH for conducting scientific investigations. Gain of function is a theory dumb Ron Paul.
“Dropping the bomb 💣” that was going to explode anyways
That’s how all the republicans work. They constantly talk over whomever they are talking to so that they can’t respond.
I seriously can’t understand why Fauci isn’t behind bars yet. Between pushing his poison jab agenda, masking humanity which is also hazardous to people’s health and funding the Wuhan lab to create the virus to begin with it’s just mind blowing how he’s still out running free but rest assured there’s an almighty God who’s watching it all and He’s about to make a move and Fauci who I compare him with Hitler and Bill Gates the same and all the other mad scientists will be dealt with in a very extreme way and justice will be served by Yahweh Himself and there’s No escaping that!!
Fauci and Bill Gates are the 21st century equivalent of Josef Mengele.
No virus should be in any lab for the Chinese to play with and we should not be taking american money to do so period.
Fauci = Wuhan
If you can’t take one look at Fauci and his body language and not see a liar, then you’re asleep.
Why are they playing with viruses? That is so evil.
So are the evil Democrats.
Look at product placement,purell baby
fauci vs paul uncensored version:
https://youtu.be/GZyv8HQq0-I
https://youtu.be/GZyv8HQq0-I
So many good people died during the pandemic and rand got to live.
You’re a pratt. Rand is exposing Fauci as a liar who funded gain of function research and then out-sourced it to Wuhan.
President Rand Paul 2024 🇺🇲
@70AD you’re the reason we have directions on shampoo. 🇺🇸
There are too many israelis in our Congress 🙂
Can you stop posturing Senator Paul. If you have a point, you made it. And you were proven wrong. Stop interrupting and let people speak.
clown. Fraudci is the liar
Fauci funded gain of function research which was then out-sourced to Wuhan. You sound like a silly liberal attacking Rand who could be the next president in 2024.
No more tax dollars for Apartheid israel. 🙂
His lies are all around him
A freedom of information request on the (NIH) to determine if Fauci funded gain of function research resulted 75 letters from lying Dr. Fauci pausing his “gain of function research Fauci did fund” (NIH) proves without any doubt Fauci lied to congress which is a felony with 5 years jail sentence ~ Freedom of Information NIH’s own documents no conspiracy theory or misinformation. FAUCI FELON ~ https://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/documents/43088final.pdf
Fauci said I want everyone to understand… No I didn’t.. That tub of purell over shadow my judgement.. I was like where can I get this large tub.. Well you know what they say.. You Can tell a man by the size of his purell
Of the 26 deaths claimed to be from the corona, 21 of them were vac twice.
80.7%.
This emerges from the Ministry of Health’s report published today.
In June, 169 patients were defined as in critical or critical condition for the first time
111 of them are fully vac
65.68% https://t.co/NmVOxXVwLX
the biggest joke in US is a politician who is totally blind to scientific research comments on science.
politicians are always the liers
Dr. Fauci, you migh be better to explain them the biological procesure of virus in a scientific way, and see whether this stupid politician understand.
Dr Fauci seemed to have thought this will be a walk in the park … still he handled it well hahahah
Justice! Give to doctors higher penalties and the labs will disappear! Socrates is a long-felled forest.
Why are we even listening to this guy? He’s not part of the CDC and he just keeps lying.
Rand Paul needs to have a study done whether getting his perm like that is good for his image
Rand Paul got a Fauci ouchy 🤕 🤣😅
did that happen in the UNITED States?
𝐹𝑎𝑢𝑐𝑖 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑎𝑡
WATCH THIS BEFORE VACCINE https://ugetube.com/watch/NVH2KpAog7c8cMn
What they didn’t do was make the viruses “any better” at infecting people, which would be necessary for gain-of-function research.
Gain of function is a controversial research method that involves manipulating pathogens to give them a new aspect, such as making viruses more transmissible or dangerous to humans. The “key” to the research not being gain-of-function is the viruses the researchers started with could already infect human cells because they could bind to the ACE2 receptor, a protein that serves as the entry point for coronaviruses to infect human cells.
A Prosecute Fauci for crimes against humanity!
Ask Fauci about magnetic graphite in shot!