Why does Rand Paul think he knows better than Anthony Fauci?

Regardless of his swings and misses on Wednesday, if past is prologue, Paul is going to keep going after Fauci.

At a congressional hearing in May, Paul openly questioned Fauci’s expertise when it came to decisions about reopening states’ economies.

“I think we ought to have a little bit of humility in our belief that we know what’s best for the economy, and as much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don’t think you’re the end-all,” Paul said. “I don’t think you’re the one person that gets to make the decision. We can listen to your advice, but there are people on the other side saying there’s not going to be a surge and then we can safely open the economy. And the facts will bear this out.”

Then there was this from a July Senate hearing. “Dr. Fauci, every day we seem to hear from you things we can’t do,” Paul said. “It’s important to realize that if society meekly submits to an expert and that expert is wrong, a great deal of harm may occur. Take, for example, government experts who continue to call for schools and day care to stay closed or that recommend restrictions that make it impossible for a school to function.”

CNN fact-checked that claim from Paul and, this will stun you, he’s not right.