{"id":98878,"date":"2021-11-29T18:40:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=98878"},"modified":"2021-11-29T18:40:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:40:56","slug":"sens-cruz-paul-blast-astounding-authoritarian-fauci-for-i-am-science-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=98878","title":{"rendered":"Sens. Cruz, Paul Blast &#8220;Astounding Authoritarian&#8221; Fauci For &#8220;I Am Science&#8221; Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u201cFauci is an unelected technocrat who has distorted science and facts in order to exercise authoritarian control over millions of Americans.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><!--more-->Steve Watson<br \/>\nSUMMIT News<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responding to Anthony Fauci again declaring that he represents science, Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul blasted the \u201chubris\u201d of \u201d an unelected technocrat,\u201d warning that he has \u201cdistorted science\u201d in order to exert \u201cauthoritarian control.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screenshot-2021-11-29-at-09.32.13.png?itok=-s2hyfre\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screenshot-2021-11-29-at-09.32.13.png?itok=-s2hyfre\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Screenshot-2021-11-29-at-09.32.13.png?itok=-s2hyfre\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"de3cc961-4d0c-4947-b0c7-7b9f470a6623\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fauci appeared on CBS News\u2019\u00a0<em>Face The Nation<\/em>, and declared that \u201cAnybody who spins lies and threatens and all that theater that goes on with some of the investigations and the congressional committees and the Rand Pauls and all that other nonsense, that\u2019s noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further claimed \u201cif you\u2019re attacking me, you\u2019re really attacking science,\u201d adding \u201cI mean, everybody knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t the first time that Fauci has essentially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2021\/06\/11\/video-tucker-carlson-slams-faucis-bizarre-i-am-science-claim\/\">declared that he IS science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Responding directly to Cruz suggesting Fauci needs to be prosecuted, the latter proclaimed \u201cI have to laugh at that. I should be prosecuted? What happened on Jan. 6, senator?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1465035762743668741&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fsens-cruz-paul-blast-astounding-authoritarian-fauci-i-am-science-claim&amp;sessionId=c8798506ab9049c1ad9ad0c8e6a5fb0dc16a14ba&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1465035762743668741\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Both Cruz and Paul quickly responded:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1465016513463820296&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fsens-cruz-paul-blast-astounding-authoritarian-fauci-i-am-science-claim&amp;sessionId=c8798506ab9049c1ad9ad0c8e6a5fb0dc16a14ba&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1465016513463820296\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1465085973222600712&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fsens-cruz-paul-blast-astounding-authoritarian-fauci-i-am-science-claim&amp;sessionId=c8798506ab9049c1ad9ad0c8e6a5fb0dc16a14ba&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1465085973222600712\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Cruz went on to explain the facts&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(1) On May 11, Fauci testified before a Senate Committee that \u201cthe NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(2) On October 20, NIH wrote they funded an experiment at the Wuhan lab testing if \u201cspike proteins from naturally occurring bat coronaviruses circulating in China were capable of binding to the human ACE2 receptor in a mouse model.\u201d That is gain of function research.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Fauci\u2019s statement and the NIH\u2019s October 20 letter cannot both be true. The statements are directly contradictory.<\/p>\n<p>(4) 18 USC 1001 makes it felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, to lie to Congress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No amount of ad hominem insults parroting Democrat talking points will get Fauci out of this contradiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fauci either needs to address the substance &#8211; in detail, with specific factual corroboration &#8211; or DOJ should consider prosecuting him for making false statements to Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Others also weighed in on Fauci\u2019s emperor vibes, with journalist Jeryl Bier noting \u201cThis is not helpful in any way. This is almost word for word something a cult leader would say. 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