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Why MAGA Is So Obsessed with Fauci

August 11, 2026 at 1:29 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Peter Wehner: “So what explains the rage directed at one of the most distinguished scientists of his generation? Some of it is the result of an era in which a major political party—in this case, the Republican Party—has become deranged and captive to conspiratorial thinking. It draws energy from the dark passions.”

“Many people within the party, especially within its leadership and the right-wing ecosystem, delight in destroying institutions and individuals. Fauci has a target on his back because during the pandemic, he refused to live in the Twilight Zone. He called out those who did. And for MAGA world, that is unforgivable.”

Rolling Stone: What the Fauci fixation reveals about our political system.

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