US Covid-19 expert Dr. Anthony Fauci’s status as a media darling and left-wing hero has gotten another boost with a proclamation that Christmas Eve 2020 will be named in his honor in the nation’s capital.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the proclamation on Wednesday, saying that in honor of his 80th birthday, Christmas Eve will be celebrated as Dr. Anthony Fauci Day. “We are incredibly proud to count Dr. Fauci among the many DC residents who are sacrificing so much to keep our communities healthy and safe,” she tweeted.
Bowser didn’t indicate what sacrifices Fauci is making. Her proclamation noted that he has been “a shining light in dark times for the nation, promoting truth over fear and giving Americans hope in their government.”
While outgoing President Donald Trump was blamed for the more than 300,000 US deaths attributed to Covid-19, the pandemic made Fauci a celebrity. He was chosen in July to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day for the Washington Nationals baseball team. He was given several awards, including one presented by fellow superstar Elton John. Time magazine named Fauci one of the most influential people of 2020. He has his own fan club on Twitter.
And like lawyer Michael Avenatti before him, as he became increasingly willing to criticize Trump, he became a bigger and bigger star for mainstream media outlets. He essentially endorsed Biden in a Washington Post interview a few days before the November 3 election.
Just last week, Fauci went on CNN’s Sesame Street Special to assure children that they shouldn’t worry because he had flown to the North Pole to give Santa Claus a Covid-19 vaccine. He could only hope that the children didn’t notice that he said a few weeks earlier that Santa wouldn’t need inoculation because of his “innate immunity.”
Perhaps more importantly, Fauci flip-flopped on his Covid-19 advice, such as whether to wear masks and reopening schools. His tone on prospects for a return to normalcy change dramatically after the election, going from doom and gloom to optimism. In March, he advised that going on cruises is fine for healthy young people.
Source: Agenceis
