The Historic Scandal This Election Ignores

Two administrations that bungled the Covid crisis are going to pretend it never really happened.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Covid pandemic in Washington, D.C., June 3, 2024.

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There he was again, Dr. Anthony Fauci, this time on CBS. Fauci was asked about prolonged school closures by reporter Tony Dokoupil. He proceeded to misrepresent his own history during the pandemic. He said the mistake was not shutting down fast and hard enough in the initial 15 days to flatten the curve. In fact, Fauci initially opposed travel bans, only to damn them later as not strict enough. He said he opposed prolonged school closures. In fact, he constantly implied that children needed to have their school and social development disrupted by masks and distancing until a pediatric vaccine became available.

Congress has been holding Covid hearings. And in recent weeks we’ve been told that there was no real good evidence behind our social distancing or masking. When I read the reports I wonder why there are not demonstrations or mobs in the street, demanding real accountability. I want a 2024 election that promises truth and reconciliation about the pandemic response, the worst failure of government in my lifetime.

Michael Brendan Dougherty

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.

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