Fauci, not really retiring, says we must live with COVID, warns GOP critics

Anthony Fauci is retiring! That’s a pretty eye-catching headline.

It’s also – how do I say this delicately – pretty badly hyped.

Sure, President Biden’s chief medical adviser and the face of the campaign against COVID-19 told Politico that he’ll step down… when Biden’s term is over.

Not quite as sexy, huh?

But there are some fascinating assertions and admissions in the sit-down, as Fauci is acutely aware that he is a lightning rod and that many Republicans wished Donald Trump had fired him.

Remember when Fauci was pleading with the...