Twitter Torches GOP Senator for Blaming COVID-19 Crisis on the Public Instead of Donald Trump
As health experts warn the country to brace for a potentially catastropic third wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall and winter months, one Senate Republican is claiming that the public is at fault.
“Dr. [Anthony] Fauci is one of our country’s most distinguished public servants. He has served 6 presidents, starting with Ronald Reagan. If more Americans paid attention to his advice, we’d have fewer cases of COVID-19, & it would be safer to go back to school & back to work & out to eat,” Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) tweeted Monday afternoon.
Dr. Fauci is one of our country’s most distinguished public servants. He has served 6 presidents, starting with Ronald Reagan. If more Americans paid attention to his advice, we’d have fewer cases of COVID-19, & it would be safer to go back to school & back to work & out to eat.
— Sen. Lamar Alexander (@SenAlexander) October 19, 2020
Alexander’s remarks came hours after President Donald Trump – who has downplayed the coronavirus crisis and refused to wear a mask despite his own positive diagnosis – called Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, a “disaster” and an “idiot” during a call with campaign staff Monday morning.
“People are tired of Covid. I have these huge rallies,” Trump said according to CNN, which had access to the call. “People are saying whatever. Just leave us alone. They’re tired of it. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots … Fauci is a nice guy. He’s been here for 500 years.”