‘Prosecute/Fauci’: Elon Musk Hits Out At US Covid Response Chief Over Pandemic Curbs

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter chief Elon Musk took several swipes at US Covid response head and Anthony Fauci amid ongoing &lsquo;Twitter Files&rsquo; reports. In a tweet that has now gone viral, Musk demanded Fauci&rsquo;s prosecution.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci,&rdquo; the social networking site's boss wrote on Sunday.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This was not the only jibe that Musk took at Fauci. In another tweet the same day, Musk shared a meme carrying photos of Fauci and Joe Biden with a text that read, &ldquo;Just one more lockdown my king&hellip;&rdquo;</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci</p> &mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601894132573605888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/yhEOieaGER">pic.twitter.com/yhEOieaGER</a></p> &mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601884478745374720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fauci is the chief medical advisor to US President Joe Biden who is set to step down from his White House role as well as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease by the month&rsquo;s end. He also headed the US Covid response team during the Covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Musk&rsquo;s tweets taking a dig at Fauci received mixed reactions.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar praised how Fauci "calmly guided our country through the crisis" and addressed Musk, saying: "Could you just leave a good man alone in your seemingly endless quest for attention?"</span></p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title="Twitter Blue Relaunch Today: Know Features, Prices &amp; Why It Will Cost More For iOS Users" href="https://ift.tt/n7tKceJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter Blue Relaunch Today: Know Features, Prices &amp; Why It Will Cost More For iOS Users</a></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, the Tesla chief was applauded by right-wing corners.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had been removed from Twitter over Covid misinformation but whose account was reinstated under Musk's leadership, tweeted: "I affirm your pronouns Elon."&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Republican lawmakers have pledged to grill Fauci when they take control of the House of Representatives in January, after locking horns repeatedly with the top immunologist over Covid vaccines, mask mandates and other pandemic-related issues.</span></p>