A Monday hearing became contentious when Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene refused to call Dr. Anthony Fauci a doctor.
A Monday hearing became contentious when Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene refused to call Dr. Anthony Fauci a doctor.
Fauci, who was formerly the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), testified to the House Oversight Committee on Monday. Greene refused to call Fauci “doctor,” instead referring to him as “mister,” saying he does not deserve the title and that he should be in prison, with members objecting to her choice of words.
“Mr. Fauci, you were quoted on CBS ‘Face the Nation’ saying, ‘it’s easy to criticize, but they’re really criticizing science, because I represent science.