Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen got in on the action, too.

“I’m sick of Washington. They don’t have a clue on covid,” the Republican candidate said in a recent campaign spot. “Biden is as lost as last year’s Easter egg. And Fauci? Don’t get me started.”

Fauci has also been a fundraising tool. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy mentioned Fauci in a fundraising text on Jan. 13, after the Supreme Court blocked Biden’s vaccine or test mandate for large employers. “Don’t let Fauci CANCEL your freedom again!” the text read.

A few days later, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) ended a Jan. 16 fundraising email with a poll.

“DO YOU BELIEVE DR. FAUCI SHOULD BE FIRED?” she asked.