Between Fauci's lines: Yes, the Black Lives Matter protests likely spread the coronavirus

Published July 31, 2020 3:30pm ET



Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio put a lot of effort into getting Dr. Anthony Fauci to affirm that Black Lives Matter protests, attended by hundreds of thousands of people across the country for weeks and counting, have likely contributed to the spread of the coronavirus.

Jordan was unsuccessful in getting Fauci to say it explicitly at a hearing Friday on Capitol Hill, but anyone watching could see his answer was in agreement.

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