Elon Musk is as popular for his business deals as he is for his tweets and comments. A lot of time, the billionaire has received flak for the things he has said. Recently, he slammed President Joe Biden’s Covid advisor Anthony Fauci on Twitter.
Now, the White House has responded to the world’s richest man’s comment and condemned it. A spokesperson called it “disgusting.” Let’s find out in detail what the White House said in response and how they have defended Mr. Fauci.
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Elon Musk Mocked Anthony Fauci
Musk has been vocal when it comes to expressing his opinions. On Sunday, he took to Twitter to mock Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden.
“My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci,” Musk wrote mocking Fauci over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also taunted the growing trend of people using their gender pronounces.
My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 11, 2022
The billionaire also shared a meme showing Fauci telling the President, “Just one more lockdown, my king,”. This is a criticism of the measures taken during the first year of the pandemic, which includes lockdowns.
Former President Donald Trump has also frequently targeted Fauci and the latter has also received death threats. A security team was assigned to protect him.
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White House Slams Musk’s Comment On Fauci
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre responded to Musk’s criticism of infectious disease expert Mr. Fauci. “These are incredibly dangerous, these personal attacks that we are seeing,” she said.
She further said, “They are disgusting and they are divorced from reality”. “These personal attacks that we’ve been seeing are dangerous on Dr. Fauci and other public health professionals as well.“
Karine reminded that Fauci has “served under seven Republican and Democratic presidents.” “We cannot forget that…. His work on infectious disease from HIV Aids to COVID has saved countless lives,” she added.
She also said that we are “fortunate” that he “devoted his career and his life and his exceptional talent to America’s public health.”
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