ERNST CONFRONTS FAUCI FACE-TO-FACE ABOUT HIS COVID-19 COVER-UPS AND SHUTDOWNS

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - Today, during a Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci about how and if he was involved in the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. She criticized his societal shutdown strategy and highlighted how the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) programs funded gain-of-function researchers in China, the Netherlands, and Wisconsin. Throughout the hearing, Fauci pleaded the Fifth.

Ahead of the hearing, Ernst awarded Dr. Anthony Fauci with her Squeal Award, arguing that Fauci's method is to deceive the public, discredit those who ask questions, destroy evi...