Dr. Anthony Fauci rudely mocked restaurant patrons who took off their coronavirus masks when they sat down – and laughed at the absurdity of his own idea of COVID-19 goggles, according to a new book.
The inside account was quoted by former White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern as “Vignettes and Wine” – came out in October. 25 – describing Fauci as “terrible” and “egomaniac”.
“[I]n January 2020, [Fauci] He said the virus is nothing to worry about for the American people. He said that in the following months people should not wear masks and it was ineffective. By June or July he had changed his tune and said that everyone should be very worried and put on. multiple masks – and glasses” wrote Morgenstern.
“I remember my blood boiling when, at an infuriating meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Fauci laughed at his interpretation of glasses and made it clear how sarcastic he was and could make people believe anything.” continued.
“He kept laughing at how ‘ass-back’ it was for people to enter a restaurant wearing masks and then sit and chat with people without masks. Of course, he wasn’t saying things like that publicly, he was just laughing privately at the American bullshit he was deceiving.”
The practice of wearing masks in the workplace, not while eating or drinking, was mandated by local orders across the US in mid-2020. Indoor tables are often spaced apart to allow social distancing between parties.
During the Roosevelt Room meeting, Fauci urged restaurant-goers to wear masks while seated. masking while you wait for your waiter In a Comedy Central interview – but his colorful teasing with people who follow mask rules but don’t have enough zeal is new.
While allegedly laughing at his own glasses comment, Fauci told ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton.
“If you have glasses or an eye shield, you should use them,” Fauci told Ashton in July 2020. Said.
When asked if eye protection would be officially recommended, Fauci said, “If you really want excellent protection of the mucosal surfaces, it can be.”
81, He will retire in December 38 years later, he served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. His office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Although widely respected as a public health icon among Democrats, Fauci is largely distrusted by Republicans and allies of former President Donald Trump.
fauci facing charges of hypocrisy In July 2020, he was sitting unmasked between a friend and his wife at the Nationals Park stadium after giving a keynote – presumably violating DC’s outdoor mask mandate.
And in a series of Senate sessions, he He clashed with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on US funding for “gain of function” research in the laboratory in Wuhan, China The US intelligence community says The coronavirus pandemic may have begun.
Morgenstern co-authored the forthcoming book with his wife, Teresa Morgenstern, a press officer for Operation Warp Speed, which is spearheading the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines.
The book pairs anecdotes from the Trump era with recipes for food and drink. The fauci section is paired with “Opening Day Burgers” recipes paired with beer.
