Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield appeared on Newsmax on Wednesday to discuss former President Joe Biden’s preemptive pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
“I hope this gives Mr. Fauci an opportunity to try to be more honest and transparent about the decisions he’s made and the actions he’s taken. I’m not confident that will happen,” Redfield said. He spoke at a press conference. exterior On “Rob Schmidt Tonight.”
“You know, I also think it would be strange for Biden to be granted a pardon in the future when he hasn’t been directly accused of a crime. If I were in that position, I know that would be undesirable. Because it implies that I actually did something wrong.
Redfield also spoke about the events depicted in the 2023 film “Oppenheimer.”
The former director hopes that Fauci might come to terms with the consequences of his decisions before and during the pandemic, similar to how J. Robert Oppenheimer finally realized the implications for world wars. He said that
“You know, when you watch the movie Oppenheimer, you see the scene where President Truman finally realizes what happened to the science that he gave the world, especially when he decided to use the atomic bomb for the second time. A weapon capable of killing hundreds of thousands of people. “I don’t know if Tony realizes it, but he’s very sensitive to this issue.” Asked if he was aware of it, Redfield said:
Redfield said he doubts Fauci fully approves of his actions, particularly what Redfield has said about Fauci’s role in funding gain-of-function research. (Related: James Bond and the Goonies villain says problems created by Democrats in California drove him out)
“I think Tony certainly misled the public and I think he misled Congress. He made some bad decisions when it came to funding research and gain-of-function research in China,” Redfield said. Ta.
Redfield said he expects Fauci to be transparent and accountable in his actions.
“I think that’s really important. If there’s one good thing about this, it’s that it puts a pause on gain-of-function research. I think Tony uses this opportunity to basically bring more transparency. “We want people to understand why they made the decisions they made, and also accept some level of accountability for the negative consequences of those decisions,” Redfield said. He shouldn’t have done that,” he added. end. “
In his final hours as president on Monday, Biden granted preemptive pardons to Fauci, General Mark Milley and members of the Jan. He said he should not accept it. The pardon dates back to 2014 and includes Fauci’s role on the White House coronavirus task force and as Biden’s chief medical adviser.
The charges against Fauci include lying to Congress and evading requests under the Freedom of Information Act. Fauci has consistently described the coronavirus as a “natural phenomenon” and denied any connection between the agency’s sub-award to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the virus. Several experts have accused Fauci of perjury during his testimony to Congress, particularly when he denied that the virus he championed could have evolved into the new coronavirus.
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