Anthony Fauci Is Not the Villain in This Story

"Trump’s record of dishonesty, callousness, and selfishness during the pandemic is a documented reality. The imputations against Fauci are mostly fantasies". www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

"No mistakes by blue America or the scientific community begin to compare with the brutal indifference to the well-being of Americans—and the betrayal of their own cruelly deceived supporters—that disgraced MAGA and the broader right wing in the pandemic years" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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David Frum nails it (as usual). "Trump’s record of dishonesty, callousness, and selfishness during the pandemic is a documented reality. The imputations against Fauci are mostly fantasies." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

“[Pew] compared the 20 percent of the U.S. … who lived in the country’s most pro-Trump counties with the 20 percent who lived in the most pro-Biden counties. The most pro-Trump counties suffered nearly 70,000 more COVID deaths than the most pro-Biden counties...” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The bad guy in the Covid story is the guy who was in charge when it hit—the one who wanted to stop testing for the deadly disease so we’d have fewer cases to count. The Good Guy is Dr. Fauci. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Donald Trump, Rand Paul, and the rest of the lying GOP that killed a bunch of their own constituents during COVID, and beyond, are the ones who should be investigated. But, and nevertheless, let’s concentrate on EPSTEIN FILES for now. MmK, pumpkin? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Good article - though it should have leaned heavier on trump and the hundreds of thousands of deaths that he could/should have done more to prevent. "Fauci was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s shameful and deadly dereliction of duty" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Some things you learn the easy way and some things you learn the hard way: The most pro-Trump counties suffered nearly 70,000 more COVID deaths than the most pro-Biden counties did. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

"It’s the anti-vaxxers, not the scientific community, who should stand indicted in the light of 2026." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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“Their consciences should be heavy. They seek now to transfer their own burden of guilt onto Fauci. The reckoning is a lie. The transfer is a fraud.“

"No mistakes by blue America or the scientific community begin to compare with the brutal indifference to the well-being of Americans—and the betrayal of their own deceived supporters—that disgraced MAGA and the broader right wing in the pandemic years" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Full, gifted article: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Not always a Frum fan, but I agree with this: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... “Fauci was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s shameful and deadly dereliction of duty. Trump’s record of dishonesty, callousness, and selfishness during the pandemic is a documented reality..imputations against Fauci are mostly fantasies.”

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#DavidFrum is a treasure and a phenomenal writer and thinker. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The doctor \[Fauci\] was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s deadly dereliction of duty. Amazing this needs to be pointed out. We all lived through it.

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A doctor's leadership was crucial during the pandemic due to Trump's inadequate response.

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