Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) suggested that “thousands” have likely died in the U.S. from the Chinese coronavirus because Dr. Anthony Fauci “deemphasized the idea that there are therapeutics,” focusing solely on vaccines.

Speaking to his father during an appearance on the Ron Paul Liberty Report, the senator said Fauci became a “force of his own” throughout the pandemic.

“I think Fauci is of the philosophy that vaccines are incredibly successful and are the way to go versus therapeutics, for example. So with regard to AIDS, he was involved as the AIDS epidemic came up, he wanted to develop a vaccine,” he continued, explaining there is nothing wrong with that.