White House shuts down reporter who dared to ask Fauci about the origins of COVID

Fox News reports, "White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped at reporters who raised questions about the origins of COVID-19 during Tuesday's press briefing, which featured outgoing White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci."

"During questions after the White House coronavirus response team updated reporters on the administration's vaccine efforts, Daily Caller White House correspondent Diana Glebova attempted to ask a question regarding what Fauci has done to investigate the origins of COVID-19," the report continued. "But Jean-Pierre shut Glebova down and rebuked her for speaking out of turn."

WOW. They WILL NOT tolerate questions on the virus origin cuz Fauci funded the gain of function research in Wuhan that most likely created it. That would make them responsible for millions of deaths, but stay angry at Rogan & anyone questioning Big Pharma pic.twitter.com/7IVEegpyjR

— Jimmy Dore (@jimmy_dore) November 22, 2022

"We have a process here. I'm not calling out on people who yell. And you're being … disrespectful to your colleagues, and you're being disrespectful to our guest," Jean-Pierre said. "I will not call on you if you yell, and also you're taking time off the clock because Dr. Fauci has to leave in a couple of minutes."

When Glebova objected, Jean-Pierre said she was "done" and was "not getting into a back-and-forth with you."

"This research was a dangerous type of research that should have been reviewed," said Paul. "It wasn't." RT Rand Paul: Anthony Fauci's Testimony on Gain-of-Function Research Was 'an Out-and-Out Lie'https://t.co/R9YbDHE9FO

— The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) August 8, 2022

So sensitive! It's no secret that Fauci and I have tussled more than once on this subject, and as I said in an interview in August, "I think the key was that all three scientists that we brought in—and these were esteemed scientists that have been interested in this issue for some time—all three of the scientists agree that the research … was gain-of-function research, that this research was a dangerous type of research that should have been reviewed by the pandemic committee that reviews dangerous research, and that it wasn't."

"What Dr. Fauci said, directly in committee, that the [National Institutes of Health] does not fund gain-of-function [research] in Wuhan and never has is an out-and-out lie."