Dr. Anthony Fauci crassly mocked “ass-backwards” edifice patrons who removed their coronavirus masks erstwhile seated — and laughed astatine the absurdity of his ain thought for anti-COVID-19 goggles, according to a caller book.

The wrong relationship is included by erstwhile White House spokesperson Brian Morgenstern successful “Vignettes & Vino” — retired Oct. 25 — which calls Fauci “awful” and an “egomaniac.”

“[I]n January 2020, [Fauci] said the microorganism was thing to interest astir for the American people. Then successful the months that followed, helium said that radical should not deterioration masks and that they were ineffective. By June oregon July, helium had changed his tune and said everyone should beryllium precise acrophobic and that they should deterioration multiple masks — and goggles,” Morgenstern wrote.

“I vividly callback my humor boiling during an infuriating gathering in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, erstwhile Fauci laughed astir his own goggles comment, making it wide however cynical helium was and that helium could get radical to judge anything,” the erstwhile adjutant continued.

“He went connected to laughter astir how ‘ass-backwards’ it was that radical entered a edifice wearing a mask,  past sat down and conversed with radical without a mask. Of course, he wasn’t saying things to that effect publicly, conscionable laughing privately astatine the American rubes helium was fooling.”

Dr. Fauci mocked diners who did not deterioration masks. Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag

The signifier of wearing masks into businesses but not portion eating oregon drinking was mandated by section orders crossed the US successful mid-2020. Indoor tables mostly were spaced isolated to let for societal distancing betwixt parties.

Around the clip of the Roosevelt Room meeting, Fauci urged restaurant-goers to deterioration masks portion seated — recommending masking portion awaiting your waiter successful a Comedy Central interrogation — but his colorful derision of radical who obeyed disguise rules but without capable zeal is new.

Although helium allegedly laughed astir his ain goggles remark, Fauci offered a much superior content erstwhile helium made the proposal to ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton.

“If you person goggles oregon an oculus shield, you should usage it,” Fauci told Ashton successful July 2020.

Asked if oculus extortion would beryllium formally recommended, Fauci said, “It might, if you truly privation cleanable extortion of the mucosal surfaces.”

Fauci, 81, will discontinue successful December after 38 years as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. His bureau did not instantly respond to The Post’s petition for comment.

Although wide respected among Democrats arsenic a nationalist wellness icon, Fauci is wide distrusted by Republicans and allies of erstwhile President Donald Trump.

Fauci, 81, volition beryllium retiring astatine the extremity of President Biden’s term. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Fauci faced accusations of hypocrisy successful July 2020 erstwhile helium sat maskless betwixt a person and his woman wrong Nationals Park stadium aft throwing an opening transportation — arguably flouting DC’s outdoor disguise mandate.

And successful a bid of Senate hearings, he’s clashed with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) implicit US backing for “gain of function” research astatine the Wuhan, China, laboratory wherever the US quality assemblage says the coronavirus pandemic whitethorn person started.

Morgenstern co-authored the forthcoming publication with his woman Teresa Morgenstern, a property authoritative for Operation Warp Speed, which spearheaded the accelerated improvement of COVID-19 vaccines.

The publication pairs anecdotes from the Trump epoch with nutrient and portion recipes. The Fauci section is paired with recipes for “Opening-Day Burgers” paired with beer.