‘Absolutely Dishonest’: Cruz Slams Mainstream Media Over Fauci Coverage

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said that the mainstream media’s coverage of White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci is “dishonest” and “protects” the nation’s top infectious disease expert despite the doctor’s inconsistent medical advice.

“I think it is absolutely dishonest,” Cruz told Fox News at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix. “I think the media lionizes, protects and hides Dr. Fauci.”

Cruz emphasized that Fauci has been “systematically wrong over and over and over again.” The doctor has had a change in opinion regarding mask efficacy from the beginning of the pandemic to now and has also at times doubted the likelihood that the coronavirus originated from a Chinese laboratory.

“He lied to the American people and said there’s no credible evidence that this virus escaped from a Chinese lab. That’s not true,” Cruz said. “There’s overwhelming evidence that it escaped from a Chinese lab. And very significantly, he also, by all appearances, has lied to the United States Congress." Read more and see ‘Recommended Townhall Video’ here.