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Kristi Noem: “Dr. Fauci told me that I would need 10,000 hospital beds on…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Christy Noem's Speech on Leadership and Freedom at Newsmax Event

Published | Video Starts at 16:04

But what our real goal was was to make sure we had enough hospital capacity to take care of people should they need it, if they got sick and needed that kind of elevated care. Now, Dr. Fauci told me that I would need 10,000 hospital beds on my worst day. On our very worst day, we had 600 people in the hospital. I don't know if you've heard this before, but Dr. Fauci is wrong. A lot. A lot. So we got through it together. (16:04–16:16)

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Asserts that Dr. Fauci's prediction of 10,000 needed hospital beds was incorrect, with only 600 used at peak.

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