'My grandmother is dead because of you,' one heckler said to Fauci during his testimony about the federal response to COVID-19.
Anthony Fauci faced heckles from the audience while he testified before a Congressional committee about the coronavirus pandemic on Monday.The doctor and scientist, who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years before retiring in 2022, provided testimony before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic about the origins of—and federal response to—the outbreak on Monday.Fauci was a key leader in crafting the U.S.
During his testimony, some in attendance heckled Fauci over COVID-19 policies.'My grandmother is dead because of you,' one heckler said.Another called him a 'traitor.'Newsweek reached out via email on Wednesday to Georgetown University Medical Center's communications team on behalf of Fauci, who holds a professorship there.It remains unclear who exactly was responsible for the heckling.Fauci has faced scrutiny from many conservatives over his handling of the pandemic.
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