CBS’s Stephen Colbert welcomed former NIH Director Anthony Fauci to Monday’s edition of The Late Show to promote his new book, to look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, and lament “the politicization of science” and the “hostility” he has received from Republicans. Naturally, there was no self-reflection on Fauci’s part, nor was Colbert willing to go there.
Colbert lamented, “Politicization of science is dangerous, but it’s not a new thing. This has happened in the past. You’ve dealt with it in the past. Have you seen anything like the way it is now? Because certainly just a few days ago, your testimony down in Washington, D.C., made headlines for the hostility you received.”
He then wondered, “even for your long and storied career and being involved with all these politicians, does this seem like something new to you?”
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