Nobel laureate Kary Mullis said something similar about Fauci in the 1980s (see below).
Dr. McCullough: People Have Greatly Overestimated Fauci's Scholarship
Grant Stinchfield: "You notice Dr. Fauci doesn't cite any studies? He says, oh, there's studies, but he doesn't cite the studies."@P_McCulloughMD: "It's true. That's what [Dr.] Scott Atlas says in his book… pic.twitter.com/Rj2RNgXsvS
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 7, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkqQIY7J0fQ