{"id":891,"date":"2020-03-22T17:08:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T21:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/22\/dr-fauci-corrects-presidents-claims-about-spreading-cooties\/"},"modified":"2020-03-22T17:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T21:09:37","slug":"dr-fauci-corrects-presidents-claims-about-spreading-cooties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/22\/dr-fauci-corrects-presidents-claims-about-spreading-cooties\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Fauci Corrects President&#8217;s Claims About Spreading Cooties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200322_1706425659449778781259067.png?resize=857%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200322_1706425659449778781259067.png?w=857&amp;ssl=1 857w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200322_1706425659449778781259067.png?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200322_1706425659449778781259067.png?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; During yesterday\u2019s White House press briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, contradicted the President&#8217;s claim that touching people of the opposite sex can give you cooties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump originally made his statement in response to a White House correspondent\u2019s question about COVID-19 testing. Deviating further off subject, Trump went on to explain that the FDA had recently approved a cooties vaccine that can be administered by drawing two circles on someone&#8217;s arm, followed by two pokes with your index finger and reciting the chant &#8220;Circle circle, dot dot, now you have the cootie shot.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes later, Fauci stepped up to the podium and told the correspondent that the President\u2019s claims were indeed untrue. &#8220;There is no discernible proof that touching people of the opposite sex will transfer cooties,&#8221; said Dr. Fauci while face palming. &#8220;That claim was thoroughly debunked in first grade.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fauci&#8217;s correction didn&#8217;t stop the President from continuing to repeat his assertions. Following the press event, Trump immediately took to social media to announce the warning to his followers in a tweet that read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Men need to protect themselves from cooties, or Female Virus, by staying at least 6 feet away from Nasty Women like Nancy Pelosi&#8230;her District in California has rapidly become one of the worst anywhere in the U.S. when it comes to Cooties. It&#8217;s a very sad scene. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Fauci also corrected several other false claims made by the President by assuring the media that stepping on a crack will not break your mother\u2019s back, and that it is perfectly safe to pick up a penny with tails showing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; During yesterday\u2019s White House press briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, contradicted the President&#8217;s claim that touching people of the opposite sex can give you cooties. Trump originally made his statement in response to a White House correspondent\u2019s question about COVID-19 testing. 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