Commentary
Anthony Fauci is always very careful about whom he grants interviews. We know this from the trove of emails released so far.
Preferred are friendly, deferential, adoring interviews. Out of the question are any from overly inquisitive or hostile interviewers or venues. But he cannot always perfectly control content. Every once in a while, a reporter throws in a serious question that provokes an answer that goes beyond his usual “I’m-the-Science” routine.
Fauci must have figured that an interview with Dan Diamond of The Washington Post, hosted by the Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California, was a perfect safe space for him. However, fairly deep into an otherwise fatuous appearance, Fauci was hit with a question of major relevance….