Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, arguing that Fauci shouldn't be the "end-all" decision-maker when it comes to the US's coronavirus response.
Paul said there likely wouldn't be a surge in coronavirus cases as states loosen social-distancing guidelines and reopen businesses. He added that he hoped that those "who are predicting doom and gloom" would "admit that they were wrong if there isn't a surge."
Paul, who contracted the coronavirus last month, insisted that "outside of New England," the country had seen a "relatively benign course for this virus" — even though New York, which is not in New England, has long been the epicenter of the nation's outbreak.
"As much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don't think you're the end-all," Paul said. "I don't think you're the one person that gets to make the decision. We can listen to your advice, but there are people on the other side saying there's not going to be a surge."
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