Fauci says Sen. Paul 's attacks 'kindle the crazies' who have threatened his life
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, on Tuesday during a hearing sparred with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., after the senator attacked the doctor for appearing to disagree with scientists who said the coronavirus originated from a lab in China.
"What happens when he gets out and accuses me of things that are completely untrue, is that all of a sudden that kindles the crazies out there, and I have threats upon my life, harassment of my family, and my children, with obscene phone calls because people are lying about me," said Fauci during the Senate hearing.
The two men have had tense exchanges at previous Senate hearings about the coronavirus.
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