(DC Pundit) – During a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, actor Woody Harrelson unleashed an attack against Dr. Anthony Fauci, accusing the former NIAID head of engaging in “extraordinarily evil sh-t.” And you thought Hollywood only dealt in make-believe villains.
Harrelson, 63, who is known for his outspoken nature, also lauded Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as “heroic” and a “man who cares deeply” before taking aim at Fauci.
Harrelson began his critique by referencing the AIDS crisis and the drug Azidothymidine, or AZT, which was promoted by Fauci. “He started with the AZT thing,” Harrelson said. “And, you know, AZT was known to be a highly toxic, really ineffective drug, and of course, that was the one they picked.”
“And so they started using that again, and I don’t know how many people got killed,” the actor continued. “That killed friends of mine. AZT was very toxic and they finally had to yank it. And now they use different chemical cocktails, but like, Fauci did some extraordinarily evil sh-t.”
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Harrelson: “It’s really heroic how much he stood up for things that he didn’t need to talk about, that didn’t help him.”
“He just took one arrow after the other over it.”
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It’s certainly a bold claim, accusing a public health official of “extraordinarily evil sh-t.” Of course, as we all know, Harrelson has never been one to shy away from controversy.
Harrelson doubled down, stating, “And he knows what he did.”
One might argue that Fauci was simply doing his best with the information available at the time. However, with what we know today, that probably wasn’t the case. Fauci was most likely looking out for himself – and his pocketbook.
Rogan chimed in, mentioning that Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Fauci before he left office and arguing that Fauci might not be entirely off the hook. “These states can still sue him,” Rogan said. “There’s a lot of issues with being pardoned that I don’t think Biden took into consideration, or Fauci took into consideration either. I think he just wanted anything to protect him because he knew it was coming.”
The discussion ended with Rogan summarizing his feelings towards Fauci: “It’s just a bummer that someone had that kind of power for so long and was such a f-cking monster.” A sentiment, I suspect, shared by a fair number of Americans, even if they disagree on the specifics.
The AIDS crisis was a terrifying time, and public health officials were fighting a deadly disease with limited knowledge and resources. But that doesn’t mean they were infallible, or that their decisions shouldn’t be scrutinized. Harrelson is one of many who has a question or two about the job Fauci did during those troubling times.
Harrelson’s accusations highlight the deep distrust that many Americans feel towards public health institutions, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. And that distrust is a dangerous thing for a nation, particularly when facing a health crisis.
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