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The CCP's Top Five Useful Idiots During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The CCP's Top Five Useful Idiots During the COVID-19 Pandemic

"We know they are lying. They know they are lying. They know that we know they are lying. We know that they know that we know they are lying. And still they continue to lie."

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Famed American investor Warren Buffett once said: "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked." As the United States continues to make progress against the COVID-19 pandemic, we also discovered some among us had played the shameful role of serving as the CCP's useful idiot. Some of them are individuals, and others are institutions. Yet, all of them share something in common: they paddled misinformation, including talking points of the CCP, suppressed free speech and dissent, and caused irrevocable harms to the American people's wellbeing and our national interests.  I list the top five of these CCP's useful idiots here, not to subject them to any shame or personal attack, but to remind us how experts, bureaucrats, and institutions have failed us when a crisis hit.

#1. Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dr. Anothy Fauci had become a Saint-like figure throughout the pandemic until recently. His image was everywhere at the height of his fame: on T-shirts, mugs, candles, front p…

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