Thread by @R_H_Ebright

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie Fauci understated the threat at every stage in the pandemic prior to the eve of presidential election.

He did so contrary to the facts that were available at the time and that, almost certainly, were known to him and understood by him at the time.

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On January 21, 2020--as the crisis in Wuhan unfolded on news media worldwide--Fauci claimed "this is not a major threat,”

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On 01/26/20--three days after China locked down 11 million persons on Wuhan and two days day began constructing China began building 1000-bed emergency hospital in Wuhabs--Fauci claimed "The American people should not be worried...It’s a very, very low risk to the United States."

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On 02/29/20--after the first COVID death in the US, and as scientists were estimating there already were thousands of undetected COVID cases in the US--Fauci claimed "the risk is still low" and "there’s no need to change anything that you’re doing on a day by day basis."

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On 03/08/20--as scientists were estimating there already were tens of thousands of undetected COVID cases in the US--Fauci claimed “there’s no reason to be walking around with a mask."

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On 03/0920--after widely reported super-spreader events on four cruise ships, the Diamond Princess, the Westerdam, the Grand Princess, and the World Dream--Fauci claimed "If you are a healthy young person,...if you want to go on a cruise ship, go on a cruise ship.

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On 03/22/20--after three states implemented stay-at-home orders but the federal government still had not called for for lockdown--Fauci claimed "I can’t imagine that under any circumstances that anyone could be doing more."

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On 03/26/20--the day on which confirmed cases in the US surpassed those in China, making the US the country with most confirmed cases in world--Fauci claimed, preposterously, "The interactions between Jared Kushner and Vice President Pence have added real value...."

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie "They complement each other very well by providing information and opinions derived from shared and sometimes different perspectives. The bottom line and goal of both of them is to always get..facts straight and to act on and make decisions based on the best available evidence."

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie On 07/31/20--as the second wave of washed over the US--Fauci claimed "The default position is you should try, to the best of your ability, to get children back in school."

@peiferlabunc @RepThomasMassie GOP OP probably thinks Fauci overstated risks...which is absurd.

But GOP OP is correct that Fauci plays fast and loose with the truth.