“We have been informed by an administration official that the White House has blocked Dr. Fauci from testifying,” House Appropriations Committee spokesman Evan Hollander said
, “It’s not muzzling, it’s not blocking, it’s simply trying to ensure we’re able to balance the need for oversight, the legitimate need for oversight, with their responsibilities to handle COVID-19 work at their respective agencies and departments.”
And there are no signs that the blatant partisan hypocrisy will not go forward. An aide to the Republican committee chairman, Senator Lamar Alexander, toldDemocratic senator from Maryland Chris Van Hollen labeled the move a “gag order” and“Now Trump wants to impose a gag order to stop Fauci from testifying to Congress. His excuse? That it would be ‘counterproductive.’ Translation: he doesn’t want the public to hear the full truth, like ‘don’t inject disinfectants’ or ‘we need more rapid testing.
Fauci has shown a propensity to speak more freely and honestly than any other government health official, especially when not in the presence of Trump. So it’s not a surprise that this administration would attempt this form of censorship. One would think, with tens of thousands of Americans dead, the country’s foremost expert on infectious diseases would be allowed to discuss the pandemic in any and all forums without political considerations but, sadly, here we are.
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