{"id":1460401,"date":"2022-05-02T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460401"},"modified":"2022-05-02T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T17:00:40","slug":"dr-hypocrite-fauci-stays-away-from-big-media-dinner-attends-packed-media-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-hypocrite-fauci-stays-away-from-big-media-dinner-attends-packed-media-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Hypocrite: Fauci Stays Away From Big Media Dinner, Attends Packed Media Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdr-hypocrite-fauci-stays-away-from-big-media-dinner-attends-packed-media-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/fauci.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Shortly after top U.S. immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci said the \u201cpandemic phase\u201d of COVID-19 was over in the U.S., he came out and said it <em>wasn\u2019t<\/em> over.<\/p>\n<p>With the matter settled, Fauci then decided to cancel his attendance at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner, which was held Saturday. Fauci was invited by ABC News \u201cand had planned on going,\u201d CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/view.newsletters.cnn.com\/messages\/16510303831227820c4875e4e\/raw?utm_term=16510303831227820c4875e4e&#038;utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+-+April+26%2C+2022&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;bt_ee=8qqKKvrHJ68vjOm8u8QM7gdIR1dQdFJx81VwJuq%2B4IZDpskI6P1lU93P3S0CdV52&#038;bt_ts=1651030383125\">reported<\/a>, but he \u201cdecided to abandon those plans and inform ABC that he would no longer attend because of an individual assessment of his own personal risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual bash, which draws politicos and journalists to the Washington Hilton, went on as scheduled, with nearly all of the 2,500 attendees packed in a ballroom going maskless.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci\u2019s decision to avoid the swanky event came after another similar fete, the annual Gridiron Dinner held last month, turned out to be a super spreader, with more than 80 attendees coming down with the virus. Fauci attended that affair but apparently had second thoughts about packing into a room with a bunch of unmasked people.<\/p>\n<p>Or did he?<\/p>\n<p>A maskless Fauci was photographed attending a packed pre-dinner brunch on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@donlemon<\/a>, Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TonyFauci?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TonyFauci<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapehartJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CapehartJ<\/a> at the 2022 White House Correspondents&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GardenBrunch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GardenBrunch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@whca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JmRkVZo0rq\">pic.twitter.com\/JmRkVZo0rq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 White House Insider (@whcinsider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whcinsider\/status\/1520537499143221250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hundreds attended the brunch, according to one report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the 27th Annual White House Correspondents\u2019 Weekend Garden Brunch, the most buzzworthy attendee was Anthony Fauci, who said earlier this week that he would not attend the dinner over Covid concerns,\u201d Twitchy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitchy.com\/gregp-3534\/2022\/05\/01\/the-whca-dinner-was-too-dangerous-for-dr-fauci-but-not-the-outdoor-garden-party-that-sure-looks-a-lot-like-it-was-inside-at-times-a\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci even did an interview in which he (kinda) said it was all over while saying \u201cwe still gotta\u2019 be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TonyFauci?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TonyFauci<\/a> is glad to see people coming out after a stressful two and a half years and doing so safely. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GardenBrunch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GardenBrunch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@whca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HfbyEQfzae\">pic.twitter.com\/HfbyEQfzae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 White House Insider (@whcinsider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whcinsider\/status\/1520547344617517056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had some fun on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cFauci bailed on attending the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner because of \u2018individual assessment of my personal risk.\u2019 \u2026so he just went to the crowed (sic) pre-parties,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fauci bailed on attending the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner because of \u201cindividual assessment of my personal risk.&#8221; \u2026..so he just went to the crowed pre-parties <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHCD?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WHCD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OEkX9OuYHL\">pic.twitter.com\/OEkX9OuYHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanspicer\/status\/1520823849805307904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last Tuesday, Fauci declared the \u201cpandemic phase\u201d of COVID-19 is over.<\/p>\n<p>But that was refuted on Wednesday \u2014 by Fauci.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Fauci sat down with Judy Woodruff of \u201cPBS NewsHour,\u201d who asked Fauci: \u201cHere we are. It\u2019s the end of April. It\u2019s the spring of 2022. How close are we to the end of the pandemic?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are certainly, right now, in this country out of the pandemic phase,\u201d Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/fauci-says-the-pandemic-phase-is-over-but-its-still-too-risky-for-him-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\">replied<\/a>. \u201cNamely, we don\u2019t have 900,000 new infections a day and tens and tens and tens of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths. We are at a low level right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, if you\u2019re saying, are we out of the pandemic phase in this country, we are,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s pretty clear.<\/p>\n<p>But on Wednesday, Fauci walked it all back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a different moment of the pandemic,\u201d Fauci told the Associated Press. While the U.S. has \u201cdecelerated and transitioned into more of a controlled phase\u201d of the virus, he added \u201cby no means does that mean the pandemic is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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