Elon Musk has targeted America's outgoing top advisor of US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, in a viral tweet that sparked backlash
Musk also posted a meme showing Fauci telling US President Joe Biden,"Just one more lockdown, my king...", in apparent criticism of the Covid mitigation measure Musk has repeatedly slammed.
Elon Musk has targeted America's outgoing top infectious disease official and key advisor of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, in a viral tweet that sparked backlash. Musk also posted a meme showing Fauci telling US President Joe Biden, "Just one more lockdown, my king..." -- in apparent criticism of the Covid mitigation measure Musk has repeatedly slammed but has not been deployed in the country for over a year.
Musk's tweet quickly went viral, receiving over 800,000 likes within some 11 hours but also sparking swift criticism.Vaccine scientist and author Peter Hotez called on Musk to delete the tweet, saying, "200,000 Americans needlessly lost their lives from Covid due to this kind of antiscience rhetoric and disinformation."
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