Tucker: Amazing, the Guy in Charge of America’s Covid Response Also Authorized Wuhan Lab Funding

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker Thanks ░░░░░░░░ an amazing piece by ░░░░░░░░ former chief science writer ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ Wade we have learned ░░░░░░░░ for years Tony Fauci ░░░░░░░░ off on funding for ░░░░░░░░ gain of function experiments ░░░░░░░░ the Wuhan institute of ░░░░░░░░ Tony Fauci approved that ░░░░░░░░ despite a federal moratorium ░░░░░░░░ gain of function experiments ░░░░░░░░ they are dangerous Now ░░░░░░░░ know that Wuhan lab ░░░░░░░░ almost certainly where the ░░░░░░░░ pandemic began Finally someone ░░░░░░░░ Fauci about this At ░░░░░░░░ hearing today Rand Paul ░░░░░░░░ the very first Here ░░░░░░░░ part of the exchange ░░░░░░░░ Fauci do you still ░░░░░░░░ funding of the NIH ░░░░░░░░ on the lab in ░░░░░░░░ Senator Paul with all ░░░░░░░░ respect you are entirely ░░░░░░░░ completely incorrect that the ░░░░░░░░ has not ever and ░░░░░░░░ not now fund gain ░░░░░░░░ function research in the ░░░░░░░░ institute Do you fund ░░░░░░░░ Barrett s gain of ░░░░░░░░ research Dr Barrett is ░░░░░░░░ doing gain of function ░░░░░░░░ and if A bad ░░░░░░░░ least 200 scientists have ░░░░░░░░ a statement from the ░░░░░░░░ working group saying that ░░░░░░░░ is a gain of ░░░░░░░░ Well it is not ░░░░░░░░ Oh so he just ░░░░░░░░ out denied it But ░░░░░░░░ you listen carefully and ░░░░░░░░ you kept listening Fauci ░░░░░░░░ that actually he may ░░░░░░░░ signed off on funding ░░░░░░░░ gain of function experiments ░░░░░░░░ went on to testify ░░░░░░░░ do not have any ░░░░░░░░ of what the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ have done Okay Isn ░░░░░░░░ it your job to ░░░░░░░░ what they are doing ░░░░░░░░ it was our money ░░░░░░░░ he said I am ░░░░░░░░ in favor of any ░░░░░░░░ investigation into what went ░░░░░░░░ in China What is ░░░░░░░░ true here Alex Berenson ░░░░░░░░ spent a lot of ░░░░░░░░ looking into this and ░░░░░░░░ the broader question of ░░░░░░░░ the U S Has ░░░░░░░░ to Covid He is ░░░░░░░░ author of Unreported truths ░░░░░░░░ series and we are ░░░░░░░░ to have them on ░░░░░░░░ Alex Berenson the Nicholas ░░░░░░░░ piece as I know ░░░░░░░░ have read laid out ░░░░░░░░ a lot of clarity ░░░░░░░░ how U S Tax ░░░░░░░░ wound up in Wuhan ░░░░░░░░ experiments that killed millions ░░░░░░░░ people Fauci is denying ░░░░░░░░ connection to this at ░░░░░░░░ What should we believe ░░░░░░░░ do want to push ░░░░░░░░ on you a little ░░░░░░░░ here because Tucker Please ░░░░░░░░ about indicting Tony Fauci ░░░░░░░░ a mistake I think ░░░░░░░░ focus Tucker Well I ░░░░░░░░ t The Chinese did ░░░░░░░░ lot they spend a ░░░░░░░░ of money and very ░░░░░░░░ bit of that money ░░░░░░░░ to come from the ░░░░░░░░ okay And Tony Fauci ░░░░░░░░ a multibillion dollar budget ░░░░░░░░ was a small grant ░░░░░░░░ a portion of a ░░░░░░░░ grant and I think ░░░░░░░░ probably had no idea ░░░░░░░░ if he knew about ░░░░░░░░ it was 5 minutes ░░░░░░░░ the course of a ░░░░░░░░ for him as to ░░░░░░░░ was going on Now ░░░░░░░░ does not mean he ░░░░░░░░ not answer the question ░░░░░░░░ and it does not ░░░░░░░░ we should not ask ░░░░░░░░ but I think making ░░░░░░░░ the villain on this ░░░░░░░░ a mistake There are ░░░░░░░░ of other things I ░░░░░░░░ make Tony Fauci the ░░░░░░░░ on first Tucker But ░░░░░░░░ me push back on ░░░░░░░░ just for a second ░░░░░░░░ this one specific question ░░░░░░░░ are in agreement on ░░░░░░░░ with a a lot ░░░░░░░░ bad decisions but this ░░░░░░░░ specifically the Wade piece ░░░░░░░░ the money came from ░░░░░░░░ agency within NIH he ░░░░░░░░ off on it Using ░░░░░░░░ loophole that allowed him ░░░░░░░░ get around the federal ░░░░░░░░ on gain of function ░░░░░░░░ and that it went ░░░░░░░░ a middleman to the ░░░░░░░░ of virology and was ░░░░░░░░ specifically on experiments designed ░░░░░░░░ make bad viruses is ░░░░░░░░ to people It seems ░░░░░░░░ a pretty clear link ░░░░░░░░ me whether he had ░░░░░░░░ lot of things going ░░░░░░░░ at the time or ░░░░░░░░ Looked the Chinese were ░░░░░░░░ doing that and equal ░░░░░░░░ alliance and Peter drazic ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ answer and I think ░░░░░░░░ are right I think ░░░░░░░░ does have questions to ░░░░░░░░ about this but again ░░░░░░░░ want to point out ░░░░░░░░ institute he ran had ░░░░░░░░ multibillion dollar budget and ░░░░░░░░ and a lot spent ░░░░░░░░ AIDS research and ebola ░░░░░░░░ and other research When ░░░░░░░░ says he was not ░░░░░░░░ sure with the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ doing there I tend ░░░░░░░░ believe him Here is ░░░░░░░░ biggest problem with Tony ░░░░░░░░ okay When you look ░░░░░░░░ at the statements Tony ░░░░░░░░ has made over the ░░░░░░░░ 20 years they are ░░░░░░░░ He is deeply deeply ░░░░░░░░ love with himself and ░░░░░░░░ wanted to curing it ░░░░░░░░ get credit for curing ░░░░░░░░ and it did not ░░░░░░░░ for being the guy ░░░░░░░░ is a stop the ░░░░░░░░ crisis Corona comes along ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ the guy who saves ░░░░░░░░ and does it with ░░░░░░░░ There are two good ░░░░░░░░ that have come out ░░░░░░░░ the last year that ░░░░░░░░ actually helped people with ░░░░░░░░ One is dexamethasone and ░░░░░░░░ steroid that came out ░░░░░░░░ a British trial and ░░░░░░░░ other antibodies that came ░░░░░░░░ the NIH was involved ░░░░░░░░ not particularly involved You ░░░░░░░░ heard very little about ░░░░░░░░ Why Because Tony Fauci ░░░░░░░░ credit for the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ A lot of what ░░░░░░░░ has done in the ░░░░░░░░ year has been pointed ░░░░░░░░ that and I think ░░░░░░░░ made some bad public ░░░░░░░░ decisions as a result ░░░░░░░░ Well that is for ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ last question about the ░░░░░░░░ of function experiments they ░░░░░░░░ clearly the most by ░░░░░░░░ potentially very very dangerous ░░░░░░░░ I think we are ░░░░░░░░ through the consequences of ░░░░░░░░ of them right now ░░░░░░░░ would any money from ░░░░░░░░ S Taxpayers go to ░░░░░░░░ that Whether or not ░░░░░░░░ do about it I ░░░░░░░░ he clearly did and ░░░░░░░░ know but leaving that ░░░░░░░░ why would any money ░░░░░░░░ U S Taxpayers go ░░░░░░░░ something like that Well ░░░░░░░░ has been this argument ░░░░░░░░ we should test these ░░░░░░░░ or we should try ░░░░░░░░ make these viruses more ░░░░░░░░ and able to infect ░░░░░░░░ better so that we ░░░░░░░░ know what viruses in ░░░░░░░░ wild can become more ░░░░░░░░ I think the Nicholas ░░░░░░░░ piece which obviously you ░░░░░░░░ read too is just ░░░░░░░░ good at showing why ░░░░░░░░ is such a phenomenally ░░░░░░░░ idea in my gain ░░░░░░░░ function shouldn t go ░░░░░░░░ and Tony Fauci should ░░░░░░░░ that He should say ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ this anymore because it ░░░░░░░░ dangerous Tucker Yeah Clearly ░░░░░░░░ Wade piece points out ░░░░░░░░ have had leaks from ░░░░░░░░ of deadly pathogens for ░░░░░░░░ There is no lab ░░░░░░░░ is impregnable I hope ░░░░░░░░ will come back Next ░░░░░░░░ it will be worse ░░░░░░░░ thank for having me ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Been pretty bad ░░░░░░░░ to see you.