In a surprising recent announcement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic presidential contender, declared his intention to probe into Dr. Anthony Fauci's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should he clinch the 2024 election. Known for his anti-vaccination stance spanning over a decade, Kennedy’s pronouncement came during his appearance on Fox News.

Speaking to Fox News’ Jesse Watters, Kennedy stated, “If there were crimes that he committed, of course, I would instruct the attorney general to prosecute [Fauci], not hesitate.” The 69-year-old Democrat pointed out what he perceives as critical errors in the U.S.'s COVID-19 response, orchestrated by Fauci.

According to Kennedy, Fauci’s reluctance to promote early treatment resulted in the U.S. recording the highest death toll globally. “We represent only 4.2 percent of the world's population, yet we accounted for 16 percent of the COVID deaths – a direct outcome of poor policy,” Kennedy asserted.

Kennedy drew attention to countries that adopted alternative strategies, providing drugs like Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as early treatments, and witnessed significantly lower death rates. “There are countless missteps we made as a nation, some of which I attribute to health officials who were fully aware of their damaging effects,” he added.

Kennedy’s promise to scrutinize Fauci's performance during the pandemic isn't his first public critique of the 82-year-old immunologist. In his 2021 book, The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health, Kennedy accused Fauci of collaborating with billionaire Bill Gates to steer Americans towards a singular vaccine solution.

Kennedy criticized Fauci for allocating “no funds for researching or endorsing early treatment using various drug combinations, which could have significantly reduced deaths and hospitalizations.”

Concurrently, Kennedy's own remarks have raised eyebrows. His comparison of COVID-19 vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany during a "Defeat the Mandates" rally in Washington, D.C. in January 2022 drew considerable backlash. "Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could hide in the attic like Anne Frank did," he controversially asserted.

The contentious dialogues surrounding both Kennedy and Fauci underscore the deeply polarized debate over the pandemic response in the United States.