The Anthony Fauci diary has confirmed to be a treasure trove of exposing, amongst many different issues, the very shut relations between Fauci and the media that was supposedly protecting him. Apparently it turned out that they went past protecting him to the realm of protecting up for him to the extent that they had been unable to tolerate any criticism of Fauci.
One of many massive examples of Fauci’s cozy relationship with the media was the protection/coverup of him by CNN’s Jake Tapper to the extent that he obtained as nasty in 2020 over criticism of Fauci within the Trump White Home, particularly by Commerce Adviser Peter Navarro, as he was when snapping at Lara Trump in the identical yr for suggesting that Joe Biden suffered from cognitive decline.
Right here is the section from the July 15, 2020 version of The Lead during which a extremely agitated Jake Tapper went full snarl on the very concept that his beloved Anthony Fauci may very well be subjected to criticism.
Listed below are a number of lowlights of Tapper’s pompous lecturing:
We start in the present day with the politics lead. The White Home conflict on science and medication has solely gotten worse. However, in the present day, the nation’s high infectious illness knowledgeable is punching again, amid new assaults from the White Home, or, extra particularly, from Trump commerce adviser Peter Navarro, who wrote in a “USA As we speak” op-ed that Dr. Fauci has been incorrect about each coronavirus challenge they’ve mentioned, a declare that appears fairly troublesome to consider for any sentient being who has been following this story.
…That is Dr. Fauci being characteristically diplomatic.
Let me not be diplomatic.
The White Home marketing campaign to undermine Dr. Fauci is dishonest, it is disgusting, it is deranged. And at a time of a lethal pandemic, it’s the final in irresponsibility. Actually, greater than 136,000 People are lifeless due to this virus, and, as a substitute of an aggressive nationwide testing and call tracing program, the White Home is as a substitute launching an aggressive smear marketing campaign towards the man attempting to avoid wasting our lives.
…And let’s additionally simply bear in mind the context of that is that President Trump has misused science and scientific businesses with the intention to push ahead lies, for no matter cause.
A perusal of Fauci’s diary reveals the over-the-top shut relationship between him and Tapper which helps clarify the intense unprofessional bias exhibited within the clip above. Examples of the Tapper-Fauci chumminess seem a number of instances within the diary. Listed below are a however a number of diary excerpts:
April 13, 2020: Cellphone name with Jake Tapper. Jake needed to verify the interview didn’t trigger me any issues.
April 26, 2020: Deb was on CNN with Jake Tapper and didn’t reply the query of whether or not it was a mistake for the POTUS to speak about injecting or swallowing bleach. Jake wrote me a textual content afterwards and mentioned: “Birx has misplaced her approach I worry. She has chosen to deal with defending the president and attacking the press. Odd.
July 1, 2020: Had dinner over Jake Tapper and Jen Tapper’s house in DC. Terrific couple. Friendship constructing.
July 26, 2020: Jake Tapper woke me up at 11:23 AM (I went to mattress early) livid at POTUS for tweeting about the truth that Jake severely questioned Brett Giroir on SOTU CNN present in the present day. Jake was actually pissed on the craziness of all of it.
October 23, 2020: Had dinner at my house with Jake and Jennifer Tapper. Relaxed, good time. Jake clearly believes that Trump is completely nuts.
Exit query: Will Jake and Jennifer dine once more with Dr. Fauci after his testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday? Friendship constructing.
