Jim Jordan grills Anthony Fauci on whether protests spread coronavirus, rails about restrictions on church services

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Cleveland.com

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Champaign County GOP Rep. Jim Jordan had a combative exchange on Friday with longtime National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci over whether protests of police violence around the country are spreading coronavirus.

Fauci, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield and Assistant HHS Secretary Brett Giro on Friday testified before the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus. Other members of the bipartisan committee grilled them on subjects including development of a vaccine for the virus, the safety of reopening schools and President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis.

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National Institutes of Health Makes ‘Shrine’ to Anthony Fauci

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) created a “shrine” to honor Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to a report on Friday.

Politico’s Playbook reported on Friday that people turned the areas by the NIH elevators into a “shrine” to honor Fauci:

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Jordan: “Do crowds spread the virus?”

Fauci: “Yes.”

Jordan: “These protests that are violent also consist of large crowds.”

Fauci: “I don’t see how that’s relevant?”