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Trump admin blocks Dr. Fauci from testifying before Congress, claims it’s “counter-productive”

Trump admin blocks Dr. Fauci from testifying before Congress, claims it’s “counter-productive”

When the long nightmare that is the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends it will fall to medical professionals, policy experts, and historians to perform a comprehensive post mortem analysis on the Trump administration’s abysmal handling of this deadly outbreak.

The president himself has consistently downplayed the risks posed by the novel coronavirus and has made a string of disastrous decisions, from picking fights with governors at a time when he should be unifying the country to appointing the woefully inexperienced and absurdly unqualified Jared Kushner to the coronavirus task force.

Throughout all of this, the one reliable fixture in the federal government has been Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Even as Trump and his lackeys work to spread misinformation and paint themselves in as flattering a light as possible, Fauci has remained stalwart, gently pushing back on false claims when needed and sticking to the facts.

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Next week, the House Appropriations Committee is holding a COVID-19 hearing overseen by the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee. Dr. Fauci would serve as an ideal witness, but the committee has now revealed that their official request for his testimony has been blocked by the White House.

Clearly, the administration is worried that Fauci might get up in front of Congress and state the full and unvarnished truth, exposing their myriad shortcomings in the process. By blocking him from testifying outright they completely avoid that possible outcome. In the process, they also deny the American people Fauci’s invaluable insight. It’s a clear case of the Trump team putting their own political needs above the health interests of the country.

“While the Trump Administration continues its whole-of-government response to COVID-19, including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development, it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at Congressional hearings. We are committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time,” White House Spokesperson Judd Deere said to NBC News.

The explanation is clearly nonsensical. There is no legitimate downside to Fauci carving out an hour or two for the hearing. The White House owes us all a real reason for blocking Fauci’s testimony. We have a right to hear what he has to say and now is no time for playing politics.

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