Can a Populist Democrat Flip New York City’s Only G.O.P. House Seat?

Allison Ziogas, a first-time candidate, hopes to unseat Representative Nicole Malliotakis by appealing to the district’s union roots.

The New York Times

Whenever Dr. Fauci was actually allowed to respond to questions from Republican lawmakers,
he took the opportunity to push back on many of the conspiracies about his role in the pandemic.

Rep. Nicole #Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) attempted to press Dr. Fauci over claims that Covid-19 originated from a research laboratory, or the so-called “lab leak” theory.

“I don’t think the concept of there being a lab leak is inherently a conspiracy theory,” Fauci responded.

“What is conspiracy is the kind of distortions of that particular subject, like it was a lab leak and
I was parachuted into the CIA like #Jason #Bourne
and told the CIA they shouldn’t be talking about a lab leak.”

When asked if he received any royalties from Big Pharma since 2021, Fauci responded that he’s made “zero” dollars in pandemic royalties.

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#NIAID #Ross #Dingell #Anthony #Fauci #David #Morens #FOIA #lady #Wenstrup #Tokuda #Daszak #remdesivir

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fauci-testimony-turns-chaotic-republicans-conspiracies-1235031827/

Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) on X

Fauci: "I don't think the concept of there being a lab leak is inherently a conspiracy theory. What is conspiracy is the kind of distortions... like it was a lab leak and I was parachuted into the CIA like Jason Bourne and told the CIA they shouldn’t be talking about a lab leak."

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'On Monday, CNN anchor Abby Phillip asked Malliotakis, “Is Trump right that immigrants are poisoning the blood of this country?”

The New York lawmaker took issue with the question.

“Well I don’t think that’s what he was saying,” Malliotakis responded. “When he said ‘they are poisoning,’ I think he was talking about the Democratic policies. I think he was talking about the open border policy.”

#Trump #fascism #Malliotakis

https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-nicole-malliotakis-tries-to-defend-trumps-blood-poisoning-comments-on-cnn

GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis Tries to Defend Trump’s Blood ‘Poisoning’ Comments on CNN

CNN anchor Abby Phillip repeatedly pressed Rep. Nicole Malliotakis about her interpretation of what Trump said.

The Daily Beast