In a fiery interview during Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Sen. Tommy Tuberville unloaded on Dr. Anthony Fauci, demanding the former NIAID director be arrested and imprisoned on the spot for his role in the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Sen. Tuberville made the comments during an appearance on Newsmax from Capitol Hill.
“He should be locked up before he leaves this building today and put in prison and then put on trial in front of the American people!” Tuberville declared. “We lost 20,000-30,000 people in Alabama alone, and I hope every damn one of them sues this Dr. Fauci and puts him in court. If we can’t put him in prison, lets put him in court every day for the rest of his life where he has to be punished and listen to the death he caused!”
Tuberville later added, “He killed people!”
🚨 JUST IN: An angry Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) says Dr. Fauci needs to be ARRESTED and LOCKED UP before he even leaves Capitol Hill today
"He should be LOCKED UP before he leaves this BUILDING today, put in prison and put on trial! We lost 20,000-30,000 in Alabama ALONE, and… pic.twitter.com/4TjukC9vd2
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