basically link that to the sars co-v-2 virus. he tried to make it sound like the research supporting the nih led to the sars-cov-2 virus. that's what enraged dr. fauci, understandably so. he's really -- senator paul is the person who, while he was waiting for his covid lab results to come back, decided it was a great idea to take a swim in the senate pool. he's the person that during the hottest days of the virus in january refused to wear a mask on the senate floor. and to this day, he has refused to be vaccinated, claiming that he has all the immunity that he needs. look, he picks a fight with somebody who is perhaps the world's expert on this topic and something that he really knows very little about.