DeSantis calls Fauci a 'little elf' that ought to be chucked 'throughout the Potomac'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) mentioned on Wednesday that he is "sick of seeing" Dr. Anthony Fauci and that "somebody must seize that little elf and chuck him throughout the Potomac."

DeSantis made the comment in regards to the retiring Fauci throughout a "Hold Florida Free" GOP occasion in Seminole County. The 81-year-old infectious illness knowledgeable and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden has been a frequent goal of the favored Florida governor.

“I am simply sick of seeing him. I do know he says he is gonna retire. Somebody must seize that little elf and chuck him throughout the Potomac," DeSantis mentioned on Wednesday.

FAUCI HAS 'NOTHING TO HIDE' AS HE RETIRES FROM GOVERNMENT

Fauci introduced Monday that he might be stepping down in December from his positions as director of the Nationwide Institute of Allergy and Infectious Ailments, chief of the NIAID's Laboratory of Immunoregulation, and as chief medical adviser to the president.

Fauci has been a political lightning rod since turning into the face of the federal government's makes an attempt to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis and lots of different Republicans have decried Fauci's pandemic-era coverage recommendation.

In a January marketing campaign advert, DeSantis ripped Fauci, alleging his persistent flip-flopping has come on the expense of U.S. freedoms. DeSantis additionally sells "Fauci Can Pound Sand" flip-flops and "Do not Fauci my Florida" Koozies on his marketing campaign web site.

Fauci has mentioned that he has been topic to plenty of threats since his rise to prominence. He and his household got a federal safety element in April of 2020 as threats grew.

Earlier this month, a West Virginia man was sentenced to a few years in jail for sending threatening emails to Fauci and different federal officers.