Fauci Declines to Criticize Protests, Says ‘Any Crowd of People Close Together’ Is a Risk

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, on July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday repeatedly declined to criticize people who gather in large crowds to protest, even as he spoke against large gatherings of any kind.

Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was asked multiple times by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) about large protests contributing to the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.