Fauci staffer found to be a COVID "truther" posting on RedState

[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/media/fauci-redstate-nih/index.html

A public affairs official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will "retire" after a news report identified him as the anonymous author of blog posts on a conservative website that disparaged Dr. Anthony Fauci and mocked the use of masks, a spokesperson for the health agency said Monday.

The Daily Beast reported Monday that William Crews, who worked in NIAID's communications branch, is a managing editor working under a pseudonym for the right-wing opinion website RedState who had mocked Fauci as a "mask Nazi" and described wearing face coverings as "a political statement."

"NIAID first learned of this matter this morning, and Mr. Crews has informed us of his intention to retire," a NIAID spokesperson told CNN. "We have no further comments on this as it is a personnel matter."

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An NIH official familiar with the matter told CNN that the agency confirmed The Daily Beast's report that Crews was the person writing for RedState.

[brucejoel99]

So bizarre to me that he'd choose to work at the NIH while simultaneously hating everything that it stands for: data-driven decision-making, science, evidence-based medicine, etc.

And before any blue avatar gets all apoplectic about the "retirement" thing, the article does point out that he's likely to be investigated for the possible use of government time & property to do his other job, which should've been reported as an outside activity.

[Santander]

Good to see there are some patriots in the government.

[You are responsible]

Good to see there are some patriots in the government.

Patridiots?