Dr Anthony Fauci’s restaurateur cousins wish he’d stop promoting Covid lockdowns and lost faith after he ‘flip-flopped’
INFECTIOUS DISEASE expert Dr. Anthony Fauci's cousins are angry with their national coronavirus czar cousin for urging caution while opening bars and restaurants.
The aptly named Anthony Fauci wished his famous cousin didn't advocate so heavily for a lockdown given his own restaurant was suffering as a result.
Dr. Fauci and his cousin both come from Brooklyn, tracing their roots back to Naples and Sicily.
"My father and his father were first cousins. His grandfather and my grandfather were brothers," the Staten Island restauranteur Anthony Fauci said.
Although his younger brother used to bring mail to Dr. Fauci's family drugstore in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Anthony Fauci and his son have never met their famous cousin.
Joe Fauci said he's "very proud" of Dr. Fauci and that he was doing a "spectacular job" leading the White House coronavirus task force.
Prior to the pandemic, La Fontana's business was booming, with Fauci opening a second location in Annadale. However, restaurants are tasked with operating at a 25 percent capacity during the pandemic, with Joe Fauci warning the worst is yet to come.
"Nobody is paying any expenses. But in a couple of months from now, you will see how bad it will be," he said. "When the smoke clears, a lot of these guys are going to be in a lot worse shape."
In June, Joe Fauci and La Fontana hosted a summit of 40 restaurant owners and elected officials to discuss plans to speed up reopening.