Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday skewered Fox News host Tucker Carlson, saying he “triggers some of the crazies in society” with his criticism and commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fauci’s barb came during an interview with The Washington Post’s Geoff Edgers, who shared several recent digs Carlson has taken at the doctor, including calling him “Lord Fauci,” a “buffoon” and saying “Fauci has made a lot of wrong predictions.” Carlson has also said, “there is nothing Dr. Anthony Fauci won’t opine on as long as it doesn’t offend the popular and fashionable left.”
In response, Fauci — who is a member of the White House coronavirus response team and serves as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — said the criticism doesn’t get under his skin, but that he worries it could lead viewers to do something crazy.