FAUCI’S IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION TO THE BIDEN 2020 CAMPAIGN: “A close call:” Office of Special Counsel cleared Fauci of violating Hatch Act just days before 2020 election.

Trump, as you remember, notably preferred to try to speak with a more optimistic tone when he spoke about progress being made in battling the pandemic. He likely did that to try to reassure Americans that everyone was doing all they could and that it was a top priority. He was concerned about the collapse of the economy and the high unemployment rate due to business closings. Fauci claimed that Biden took the pandemic more seriously, which is odd, given that by then Trump had successfully used Operation Warp Speed to develop several COVID-19 vaccines and bring them to market for distribution. Fauci thought that Trump was focusing too much on the vaccination and treatment aspect of the virus.

The piece in WaPo was happy to run with the conflict expressed by Fauci. It borders on an in-kind donation to the Biden campaign. The piece pointed to Trump’s campaign rallies and the fact that he didn’t mask-up as Biden and Kamala did at the time.

From yesterday: Unity! Sen. Rand Paul is pleased to announce that ‘Dr. Fauci and I finally agreed on something in our Senate hearing today:’