Social media users are reacting with glee after Dr. Anthony Fauci slam-dunked Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) during a heated Senate hearing on Tuesday morning.
Paul, who has waged a personal war against the nation’s top infectious disease expert, tried once again to attack Fauci by distorting his words and actions.
But the far-right senator’s attempt to smear Fauci failed after he got an unexpected and forceful response.
Armed with screen captures of Paul’s website, Fauci showed that the senator is using his attacks to make campaign cash out his gullible followers, causing Paul to crumble in real time.
paul’s attacks on Fauci have resulted in death threats against the disease expert and his children. In one case, he explained, a man was arrested in Iowa with a “hit list” that included Fauci. He had an assault rifle and ammunition in his possession, according to the reports.
Watch videos of the hearing and some of the reactions below.
Rand Paul should not be on any committees https://t.co/SKgkfmqoOQ
— Ricky 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💙😷💉 (@rickyx2001) January 11, 2022
"We are here at a committee to look a virus now that has killed nearly 900,000 people. And the purpose of the committee was to try to get things out, how we can help the American public. And you keep coming back to personal attacks on me" — Fauci to Rand Paul pic.twitter.com/8VHLLrGgDJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 11, 2022
Rand Paul should not be on any committees https://t.co/SKgkfmqoOQ
— Ricky 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💙😷💉 (@rickyx2001) January 11, 2022
Fauci notes that Paul's attacks on him result in death threats against him and family as Paul looks on expressionlessly. Fauci also notes that Paul is fundraising on his unhinged attacks on him. pic.twitter.com/llInpyQLKE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 11, 2022
Wow — Fauci just pointedly called out @RandPaul for attacking him, creating a permission structure for people to threaten him and his family…and then fundraising off those efforts.
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) January 11, 2022
I love it how Dr. Fauci is so composed while Paul behaves in an erratic way.
— Liat 🌊🇬🇱🇺🇸 #democratsavage✊ (@arunningriot) January 11, 2022
Rand Paul's neighbor had the right idea
— Patricia Moser (@mosercounty) January 11, 2022
I'm liking Fauci better and better!!
— Blue dot in stupid red state (@WilsonAlta) January 11, 2022
Dr. Fauci just made Rand Paul look like the ShamWow Guy. pic.twitter.com/aAH1MELjZw
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 11, 2022
The delivery is very much the same. Vince has better hair than Rand though… pic.twitter.com/NmgN72L3kU
— Desert Democrat 🇺🇸 (@votebluealways) January 11, 2022
Who keeps voting for Rand Paul?? Do we really have that many assholes Kentucky
— Jim DeRoche (@JamesADeRoche) January 11, 2022
You’d be hard-pressed to find a worse American than Rand Paul … I guess Ted Cruz , Ron Johnson , Gym Jordan , et. Al….. band of 🤡🤡🤡
— Josh Stevens (@Josh_StevensNYC) January 11, 2022
Rand Paul SHOULD be in prison, however.
— The End of the World (@ChairmanOhtori) January 11, 2022
