Dr. Fauci: We Have ‘Normalization of Untruths’ in U.S.; ‘There’s So Much Distortion of Reality and Conspiracy Theories’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The purely ░░░░░░░░ of public health principles ░░░░░░░░ How do you cope ░░░░░░░░ that How have you ░░░░░░░░ with having death threats ░░░░░░░░ mean are you scared ░░░░░░░░ about your family as ░░░░░░░░ Dr Fauci Well you ░░░░░░░░ I have a job ░░░░░░░░ have devoted to my ░░░░░░░░ I have been at ░░░░░░░░ NIH for more than ░░░░░░░░ years and I have ░░░░░░░░ the director of the ░░░░░░░░ the national institute of ░░░░░░░░ and infectious diseases for ░░░░░░░░ years and I have ░░░░░░░░ and advised seven presidents ░░░░░░░░ all the way back ░░░░░░░░ Ronald Reagan So this ░░░░░░░░ my job I understand ░░░░░░░░ and this is the ░░░░░░░░ that I have chosen ░░░░░░░░ never would ve imagine ░░░░░░░░ it would be beset ░░░░░░░░ the kinds of rancor ░░░░░░░░ threats So I don ░░░░░░░░ like it My family ░░░░░░░░ think is the one ░░░░░░░░ I feel more concerned ░░░░░░░░ because I chose this ░░░░░░░░ I accept the risks ░░░░░░░░ my family my wife ░░░░░░░░ my children continually get ░░░░░░░░ and threatened by things ░░░░░░░░ are really unimaginable I ░░░░░░░░ obscene phone calls and ░░░░░░░░ knowing their addresses knowing ░░░░░░░░ they work and knowing ░░░░░░░░ they do and the ░░░░░░░░ hassling them that is ░░░░░░░░ absolutely preposterous that that ░░░░░░░░ on in society Emma ░░░░░░░░ am very sorry to ░░░░░░░░ that I really am ░░░░░░░░ course what you are ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ re trying to save ░░░░░░░░ and yet you are ░░░░░░░░ death threats I understand ░░░░░░░░ s different from before ░░░░░░░░ who do you blame ░░░░░░░░ that Dr Fauci You ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ can pick out a ░░░░░░░░ or a movement to ░░░░░░░░ But what we do ░░░░░░░░ is something that s ░░░░░░░░ disturbing in this country ░░░░░░░░ what I refer to ░░░░░░░░ the normalization of untruths ░░░░░░░░ is so much distortion ░░░░░░░░ reality and conspiracy theories ░░░░░░░░ are spread widely by ░░░░░░░░ media Where you know ░░░░░░░░ media can have a ░░░░░░░░ impact on society by ░░░░░░░░ important and productive information ░░░░░░░░ when you get total ░░░░░░░░ and quite frankly lies ░░░░░░░░ absolute crazy distortions of ░░░░░░░░ that get picked up ░░░░░░░░ through the social media ░░░░░░░░ then certain elements in ░░░░░░░░ own political system utilize ░░░░░░░░ to