Meghan McCain torches Fauci for basking in spotlight amid pandemic: 'He clearly wanted to be a Kardashian'



"The View's" Meghan McCain blasted infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during Friday's broadcast for appearing to capitalize on his newfound fame amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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During a Friday segment, McCain said that Fauci loved his press opportunities — such as photo shoots for People magazine and In Style — during the coronavirus pandemic because he thrived on a desire of being a reality star just like the Kardashian family.

Fauci in 2020 was even nominated for People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive."

The remarks took place during a discussion about Fauci's newly released emails.

Co-host Sara Haines insisted that Fauci was not happy with the attention he received over the past year, but McCain pointed out that he appeared to be well at ease with the myriad press opportunities that came his way.

“I don't think people that are uncomfortable with celebrity and don't want to be celebrities pose on the cover of 'In Style' magazine in fashion spread, and on the cover of 'People' magazine," McCain insisted. “I'm sorry, but if he just wanted to be a scientist, part of the criticism of him going forward is that he clearly wanted to be a Kardashian as well."

She also said that Fauci apparently didn't understand Americans' concerns in the early days of the pandemic.

“We have to understand where the virus originated from if we're ever going to, God forbid, face a threat like this going forward," McCain continued. "There's a huge crisis in this country with Republicans and Democrats questioning the legitimacy of our institutions, and having a lack of faith in our government, and the medical community. ... If there's nothing to hide, then show us the proof, and continue the investigations."

In a December interview with People, Fauci called his celebrity "surrealistic" and "amusing."

"You can't take that stuff seriously and start to think you're a celebrity," he said. "When you start to think that, then you get into trouble. I'm a physician. I'm a scientist. And I'm a public health official."

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Trump blasts Fauci over his emails and says China should pay US and the world $10 trillion over the coronavirus



Former President Donald Trump issued a statement citing the release of a trove of emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci and calling on China to pay $10 trillion to the U.S. over the coronavirus pandemic.

"Now everyone, even the so-called 'enemy,' are beginning to say that President Trump was right about the China Virus coming from the Wuhan Lab," Trump said in the statement released on Thursday.

"The correspondence between Dr. Fauci and China speaks too loudly for anyone to ignore. China should pay Ten Trillion Dollars to America, and the World, for the death and destruction they have caused!" he added.

Trump was referring to more and more experts admitting that there was evidence pointing to the possibility that the coronavirus might have originated in a laboratory instead of coming from natural causes. The lab leak theory was ridiculed as a conspiracy theory by the mainstream media and many experts until evidence was uncovered and compiled by a group of online sleuths that forced them to admit the possibility.

In another statement, Trump criticized Fauci and claimed that he was against the travel ban that the former president ordered at the beginning of the pandemic. He went on to say that Fauci didn't have enough faith in vaccines to combat the coronavirus.

"We ordered billions of dollars' worth of vaccines before we knew it even worked. Had that not been done, our wonderful vaccines would not have been administered until October of this year," he said.

"No one would've had the shot that now saved the world and millions of lives!" said Trump.

He also slammed the infectious diseases expert for changing his position on the utility of masks.

"Also, Dr. Fauci was totally against masks when I thought they would at least be helpful. He then changed his mind completely and became a radical masker!" he claimed.

In his first interview after the emails were released, Fauci said that he changed his opinion on the coronavirus as more information and data became available.

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