During an appearance on Mornings with Maria, Peter Navarro blamed Dr. Anthony Fauci for the deaths of more than a million Americans, calling him “a true villain” and demanding he face legal consequences.
The Donald Trump adviser joined Maria Bartiromo on her show on Thursday, June 25, and praised the host for asking “tough questions” about the pandemic’s origins and Fauci’s role in it.
‘Decanonize Saint Fauci’
“American people need to decanonize ‘Saint Fauci,’” Navarro said of the former chief medical advisor to the president. “What we know very clearly is that Fauci played God. He basically gave money to the Wuhan lab for the express purpose of using gain-of-function research to create a deadly virus for the purpose of then creating vaccines to kill the virus. How did that go, Anthony?”
“And then when that thing leaked from the lab, he conducted a misinformation campaign, using some of the most prestigious academics in the world, to insist that it wasn’t from the lab, it was the zoonotic theory – from nature – and the biggest lie of omission was the fact that he funded the virus to begin with,” Navarro continued.
“One million Americans died, millions worldwide!” he then exclaimed, adding, “He needs to be held accountable.”
Blaming the media
Navarro then criticized the media, accusing outlets of “canonizing Fauci” and pushing a narrative that blamed Trump for the virus.
Bartiromo brought up former President Joe Biden’s “11th hour” pardon of Fauci, which she said “boggles the mind.” She then questioned whether it was “even legitimate” given Biden’s use of an autopen.
“It’s not legitimate!” Navarro said, adding that Fauci has “the blood of millions of people on his hands.”
“It’s outrageous,” he continued. “He’s a millionaire with documentaries that have helped him — and it’s like crazy stuff. He’s not a hero. He is a true villain.”
Legal consequences
When Bartiromo asked what he wants to see happen next, Navarro replied, “We get Fauci on the stand!”
Navarro argued that anyone who pushed the “primal origin” theory of the virus or called lab leak supporters “conspiracy theorists” should be investigated to determine whether they were coordinating with Fauci.
“I’m surprised people aren’t suing Fauci civilly for all of the damages they did to their families and killing people and things like that,” he added. “I don’t think a pardon would prevent a class action suit against Fauci personally.”
‘Dr. Frankenstein of the modern era’
Navarro then questioned how someone he blames for millions of deaths could still be viewed as a hero. “The guy’s sitting in a mansion with millions of dollars and a lot of people in the country think this guy’s a hero,” he continued. “He was the Dr. Frankenstein of the modern era. This is indisputable fact right now.”
Navarro went on to accuse the scientist of avoiding accountability and called on him to “come clean.”
“How did that work out, Anthony? You idiot! You need to come clean, Fauci. I mean, Fauci, you need to come clean, okay? Quit hiding behind your money and your laurels and your PBS documentaries. Come clean! Because you killed people.”
The Trump adviser also spoke about the toll the pandemic took on his family. “All the kids that had to sit in their homes. My mom, I couldn’t see my mom where she was. She was holed up in her apartment getting food under the door. I mean, it’s like a prison,” he said. “Fauci did that.”
