He was testifying about the surge of COVID-19 cases spreading through the country as a result of the omicron variant.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill, Nov. 1, 2021, in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci called Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall a “moron” on Tuesday after a tense exchange over Fauci’s financial disclosures, a sign of the increasing hostility between conservatives and one of the nation’s top COVID-19 experts.
Fauci is a government employee and his financial disclosure forms are available to the public and can be accessed through a Freedom of Information Act request. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. When Fauci called Marshall “misinformed” and said his financial disclosure is public information and available upon request, Marshall said his office had been unable to find the information. As Kansas Sen.
“Calling me a moron during a Senate hearing may have alleviated the stress of the least trusted bureaucrat in America, but it didn’t take away from the facts,” Marshall said.The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is headed by Fauci, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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