Fauci: Paul doesn't know what he's talking about 'and I want to say that officially' | TheHill

Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulCDC official defends sweeping mask orders for mass transit: 'Part of our arsenal' Schumer, Tim Scott lead as Senate fundraising pace heats up Rand Paul introducing measure to repeal public transportation mask mandates MORE (R-Ky.) on Tuesday escalated his ongoing feud with the nation's top infectious diseases doctor Anthony FauciAnthony FauciJuan Williams: The GOP is criminally reckless on COVID US likely undercounting new COVID-19 cases fueled by delta variant, Gottlieb says Fauci: Smallpox wouldn't have been eradicated with today's 'false information' MORE about the role the National Institutes of Health (NIH) played in funding controversial research in Wuhan, China.The two traded barbs during a tense exchange, triggering a shouting match in which Fauci accused Paul of lying in order to further his agenda. “Senator Paul, you do not know what you are talking about.”— Dr. FauciAnthony FauciJuan Williams: The GOP is criminally reckless on COVID US likely undercounting new COVID-19 cases fueled by delta variant, Gottlieb says Fauci: Smallpox wouldn't have been eradicated with today's 'false information' MORE after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) accuses him of lying to Congress about gain-of-function research in Wuhan lab.