(Washington) White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday called Elon Musk’s attacks against Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden’s outgoing adviser on the Covid-19 pandemic, “incredibly dangerous.”
He added that the comments from the wealthy boss of Twitter and Tesla were “rebellious and disconnected from reality,” after Elon Musk called for the immunologist to be prosecuted for alleged crimes in his public action.
“My Pronouns Inculpez/Fauci,” the wealthy businessman wrote in reference to the habit of some Americans to present themselves by referring to pronouns associated with their gender identity — something that is frowned upon by some American conservatives.
He also posted a meme featuring DR “Another lockdown, my king,” Fauci told the US president, in an apparent criticism of past measures to combat Covid-19.
The tweet quickly went viral and has already attracted a lot of criticism.
Republican lawmakers have threatened to go after Anthony Fauci when he takes control of the House of Representatives starting in January over Covid-19 vaccines, mandatory mask wearing and other measures related to the pandemic.
An adviser to Republican President Donald Trump and later to Democrat Joe Biden, the scientist found himself at the center of America’s sometimes most violent debate over how to respond to the pandemic.
He received death threats and was given police protection in spring 2020.
The 81-year-old immunologist is to step down as the president’s adviser on infectious diseases this month. He will step down later this year as director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a position he held for 38 years.
