Bernie Moreno rips Fauci: ‘Who the f*** do you think you were?’
Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) sharply criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate hearing on COVID-19 origins and response, openly questioning his credibility with a confrontational remark. Moreno referenced a distressing incident where a mother was tasered and arrested for not wearing a mask at a middle school football game, expressing his outrage over Fauci’s policies. Moreno, a businessman with ties to former president Donald Trump, announced his senate candidacy in April 2022 and plans to highlight what he sees as Fauci’s misconduct, especially as Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions. Moreno accused Fauci of acting more as a celebrity than a public servant, calling his actions a disgrace to his legacy. He demanded Fauci look up from his lawyers and face the witnesses, but Fauci remained silent.Moreno vowed to keep exposing Fauci’s conduct to the public, condemning it as indefensible and damaging to the country.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) ripped Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday, asking him, “Who the f*** do you think you were?” during a Senate hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and Fauci’s role in the government’s response.
Moreno criticized Fauci, specifically referencing his COVID-19 mandate that caused a mother to be tased and arrested for not wearing a mask at a middle school football game. Moreno said when he heard the story, he could not stand on the sidelines and “watch this happen.”
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Moreno, an Ohio-based businessman with ties to President Donald Trump, declared his Senate candidacy in early April 2022 before winning the seat in November 2024.
“It was about six years ago today that I decided I’m going to give up my businesses, sell them all, run for office, run through the United States Senate. Here I am sitting in front of you six years later saying who the f*** do you think you were for doing that?” Moreno said Wednesday after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
“It is a total disgrace what you did to this country, and if my Democrat colleagues are standing there defending you, I hope the voters, the United States of America, watch the clips of every one of you on a guy who was more interested in being a celebrity than saving American people,” Moreno said.
Moreno vowed repeatedly to highlight the moment to Democrats who defended Fauci, calling his conduct indefensible.
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“I will make it my mission to make certain that every single one of those Democrats who did that will see that clip, over and over and over again, because there is no defense of what you did,” Moreno said. “You may have had a 50-plus-year legacy of public service, but it ends in total and complete disgrace.”
Moreno asked Fauci to look up from his lawyers and face the people in the room, but Fauci did not budge. “You can’t even look at them?” Moreno asked.
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