Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the COVID-19 rules have “nothing to do” with the issue of US civil liberties – when he banned Jim Jordan on Capitol Hill with Republican Ohio Rep. Whether the sanctions gave Americans Has violated the rights of.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Jordan was wrong to claim that public health regulations violated Americans’ freedoms.
Fauni said on CNN’s “State of the Union”, “I don’t enjoy those kinds of conflicts, but I mean it was very clear that he was talking about the freedoms that were getting banned.” . “
“It has nothing to do with freedom… We are talking about the fact that 560,000 people have died in our country. We are talking [60,000] 70,000 new infections per day. That is the issue. It is a public health issue. It is not an issue of civil liberties. “
Jordan claimed during heated exchanges with Fauci on Thursday that Americans’ First Amendment rights were “fully attacked” during the epidemic.
“Don’t you think Americans’ freedom has been threatened by Dr. Fauci last year? He has been beaten up!” Jordan said during a House Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee hearing.
Fauci insists that he “does not see it as a freedom”, to which Jordan replies, “Well, it’s obvious!”
“Do you think the constitution is suspended during a virus, during an epidemic?” Jordan said.
“It certainly is not! … Since last year, the First Amendment rights of Americans have been completely attacked. Your right to attend church, your right to gather, your government’s right to petition, freedom of the press, freedom to speak have all been attacked, “Jordan continued.
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