The White House chief medical advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci “is not being honest with the American public” about when to wear masks, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Friday.
Paul joined host Tucker Carlson the day after the senator challenged Fauci to come up with concrete evidence that people should wear masks even after receiving the coronavirus vaccine.
At one point, Paul called Fauci’s double masking “theater”, which visibly irritated the immunologist.
“Here we go again with the ‘theater'”, smoked Fauci. “Let’s get right to the facts.”
Paul told Carlson on Friday that Fauci did not present “any scientific evidence” to defend the use of masks after people were vaccinated.
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“There was Dr. Fauci’s opinion, his conjecture that someday there could be a [coronavirus] variant that gets out of control of the vaccine and becomes a pandemic and hospitalizes and kills people, “he said.” But there is no evidence that it happened. He thinks it can happen, so you need to wear the mask until he is sure that the things that can happen are not going to happen. “
Paul went on to describe Fauci as “unconcerned about freedom”, adding that the responsibility must rest with him and other bureaucrats to prove that his dictates and recommendations are necessary.
“There is no news or scientific studies saying, after vaccination, that there is some kind of widespread contagion that people [who are] vaccinees are spreading the disease, “he said.
“What Fauci is not going to tell you is that he is telling you a ‘noble lie’. He is lying because he does not think we are smart enough to make decisions,” continued Paul. “His fear is, if we stop wearing masks, those who are vaccinated [people] will say ‘What the hell, I’m not wearing a mask either’.
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Paul concluded by reiterating that the burden of proof is on the government and health officials in cases where personal freedoms will be restricted.
“I shouldn’t have to prove that I want to be free and left alone,” he said. “I want to breathe the air.”