Dr. Anthony Fauci's final press briefing devolves into chaos as he's pressed on COVID record
Fauci and Dr. Ashish Jha, Biden's current top COVID-19 adviser, joined White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at Tuesday's briefing, Fauci's final appearance in the briefing room before retiring next month.Fauci's appearance Tuesday was ostensibly to urge Americans to get their updated COVID-19 booster shots, but the briefing quickly descended into chaos as reporters began pressing him on his personal role in investigating COVID's origins.
At the tail end of his time in the briefing room, Fauci did answer one question about the incoming Republican House majority's plans to investigate his handling of the pandemic.Fauci noted that he has testified before Congress"hundreds of times" in the past and he would comply with Republican investigators if asked.
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