There was a lot of question-dodging going on at the White House today. Biden spox Jen Psaki did her part, and Dr. Anthony Fauci was also spotted contributing to the effort:
Holy non answer Batman
— 'ston (@hayleymyra) December 1, 2021
That moment came when Fauci was asked about a specific country on President Biden’s travel restriction list. Fauci clearly struggled to put the proper spin on his answer:
Fauci can’t explain why he banned travel from African countries with *zero* omicron cases pic.twitter.com/Iyq4jRYBs7
— Vince Coglianese (@VinceCoglianese) December 1, 2021
If the travel ban were Trump’s, Christina Pushaw already knows what the answer to that question would be:
Racism? https://t.co/QCqedxCbUq
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 1, 2021
But, Biden is in the White House, so we get “I don’t really know” instead.
If after around 2 years, you are still looking for logic in covid related rules, the joke is on you.
— Bhawesh Jha (@bhaw_jha) December 1, 2021
And didn’t ban European countries with confirmed cases. 🤔 https://t.co/G3rBXU6wrg
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) December 1, 2021
SCIENCE, or something…
Trump would have been destroyed in the media for this. https://t.co/RikPyCf318
— GMI (@0Toole) December 1, 2021
He’s Fauci, he doesn’t have to explain why… https://t.co/65WRNglSqE
— Ben Owen 🌸 (@hrkbenowen) December 1, 2021
Wait….they banned travel from African nations that have zero cases? To "buy time". What does that even mean? https://t.co/rlxvmWqBsx
— terpater2 (@terpater2) December 1, 2021
They just reach into people’s lives and fuck with them. Not a single missed paycheck but sorry your life’s work just went up in smoke. https://t.co/c9GvzzzDk9
— Kerfuffle Actual 🧼🤲🤗 (@shoshido) December 1, 2021
Nope, none of the travel ban and shutdown proponents have ever missed a check, so YOLO.
