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In early December, Elon Musk tweeted out: “My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci”. See the tweet here

The reaction was swift, reported The Hill. Many lawmakers and government officials tweeted in Fauci’s defense, while others -- like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rand Paul -- voiced support for investigating Fauci

Medical Twitter was unhappy. Axios says doctors, scientists, and public health experts said Elon’s tweet was anti-science and could exacerbate “well-documented threats to Fauci”

The White House called the tweet “disgusting” and “divorced from reality”. But incoming House Republicans have hinted at plans to investigate Fauci and the federal COVID response, reported Bloomberg

Washington Examiner said there’s a real backstory here. After he took over at Twitter, Elon uncovered the fact that Twitter and the government worked together to censor medical information

But The Atlantic said the whole saga was pretty darn simple: “Elon Musk is a far-right activist” and this baseless tweet proves it once and for all

National Review fundamentally disagreed: Elon’s tweet got a ton of hate because he dares to push back against elitist left-wing orthodoxy -- good for him for standing up for what’s right!

And MIT Tech Review said this tweet was just further proof that we’re seeing the slow brain death of Twitter. Twitter of old is no more -- it’s now becoming a far-right Elon Musk fansite

“Hold up,” said Reason Magazine, “What would we even prosecute Fauci for?” The Magazine reached out to lawmakers on the issue, and only two responded -- with pretty narrow plans for Fauci