Shouting Match Erupts As Rep. Jim Jordan Questions Dr. Fauci

Shouting Match Erupts As Rep. Jim Jordan Questions Dr. Fauci

Share to Linkedin A back and forth between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) over Covid-19 restrictions quickly devolved into chaos on the House floor Thursday, with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) yelling at Jordan to "respect the chair" and to "shut" his "mouth." Rep. Jim Jordan, R-OH, questions Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, ... [+] during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on April 15, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on "The role of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Research Addressing COVID-19." (Photo by Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images) Jordan, one of former President Donald Trump's fiercest allies, grilled Fauci over Covid-19 restrictions during testimony in front of the House Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee, angrily pressing the doctor on when Americans could expect to "get their freedoms back." Fauci responded that restrictions would ease when the infection rate“”which is rising across the country“”was "low enough," before Jordan, interrupting the doctor, barked, "What is low enough, give me a number?" Fauci, appearing visibly annoyed, said the goal was to quickly vaccinate as many Americans as possible so the infection rate is no longer a "threat." "You know, you're