Elon Musk Faces Backlash for 'Prosecute/Fauci' Tweet: 'No Class' [View all]

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Source: newsweek




By Anna Commander On 12/11/22 at 12:06 PM EST


Critics are pushing back after Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday morning that his "pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," taking aim at Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's soon-to-be retired chief medical adviser.

In his tweet, the billionaire, 51, appeared to mock pronoun use and said: "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci." The comment has been liked more than 560,000 times and retweeted over 90,000 times as of Sunday afternoon.

Fauci advocated for people to get vaccinated and wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic but has come under scrutiny from conservatives and conspiracy theorists over restrictions and medical advice he offered......................

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-faces-backlash-prosecute-fauci-tweet-no-class-1766218

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Going after Fauci is beyond the pale. But Repugs in Congress will do it starting in January.



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Lawmakers react to Musk's call to prosecute Fauci


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..........In response to a Twitter user asking, "when will we get the twitter files on covid?" Musk replied, "oh it is coming bigtime..."







..............What they're saying: "Re Musk tweet? Courting vaccine-deniers doesn’t seem like a smart business strategy, but the issue is this: could you just leave a good man alone in your seemingly endless quest for attention?" Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) tweeted Sunday.

"Elon Musk wants to criminalize Anthony Fauci because he disagrees with him. Elon is no champion of free speech," Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) tweeted.
"It’s America. You can select any pronouns you damn well please. But Anthony Fauci has likely saved more human lives than any living person in the world. Shame on you," Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) tweeted.

"Dr. Fauci is a national hero who will be remembered for generations to come for his innate goodness & many contributions to public health. Despite your business success, you will be remembered most for fueling public hate & divisions. You may have money, but you have no class," former CIA director John Brennan tweeted.........................................




I’m a big fan of Dr. Fauci and how he’s calmly guided our country through crisis.

Re Musk tweet? Courting vaccine-deniers doesn’t seem like a smart business strategy, but the issue is this: could you just leave a good man alone in your seemingly endless quest for attention?

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@PeterHotez
For the record: Dr. Fauci has done nothing wrong, except serve our nation. In the meantime, Mr. Musk should know that 200,000 Americans needlessly lost their lives from Covid due to this kind of antiscience rhetoric and disinformation. Elon, I’m asking you to take down this Tweet

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