{"id":1209796,"date":"2022-01-12T00:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T05:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1209796"},"modified":"2022-01-12T00:04:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T05:04:21","slug":"what-a-moron-hot-mic-catches-fauci-name-calling-sen-marshall-after-heated-senate-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-a-moron-hot-mic-catches-fauci-name-calling-sen-marshall-after-heated-senate-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What a Moron\u2019: Hot Mic Catches Fauci Name-Calling Sen. Marshall After Heated Senate Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-a-moron-hot-mic-catches-fauci-name-calling-sen-marshall-after-heated-senate-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1209796&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Anthony-Fauci-eyes-raised-pointing-up-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A hot mic caught Dr. Anthony Fauci calling Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) a \u201cmoron\u201d after a heated Senate Health Committee hearing in which Marshall pressed Fauci about his financial disclosures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hot mic moment: Dr. Fauci was caught muttering &#8220;what a moron&#8221; after a fiery exchange with Republican Senator Roger Marshall during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8N0ho9YDEO\">pic.twitter.com\/8N0ho9YDEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1481005745835413507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>While questioning Fauci about his finances, Marshall brought a blown-up check to the hearing made out to Fauci for $434,312, roughly the amount of his annual federal salary. Fauci is&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adamandrzejewski\/2021\/01\/25\/dr-anthony-fauci-the-highest-paid-employee-in-the-entire-us-federal-government\/?sh=6e165cb386f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a>&nbsp;the highest-paid employee in the entire U.S. federal government.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Marshall\u2019s line of questioning visibly irritated Fauci. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why you\u2019re asking me that question,\u201d Fauci said. He then explained that his financial disclosures are made public.<\/p>\n<p>In a back and forth exchange, Marshall accused \u201cbig tech giants\u201d of hiding Fauci\u2019s finances from the public, and Fauci repeatedly called the senator \u201cmisinformed.\u201d Marshall explained that his office could not locate Fauci\u2019s financial disclosures online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy am I misinformed? This is a huge issue,\u201d said Marshall, who continued to question Fauci about his earnings.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the exchange, a hot mic caught Fauci saying, \u201cWhat a moron. Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marshall responded to Fauci\u2019s remarks on Twitter. \u201cCalling me a moron during a Senate hearing may have alleviated the stress of the least trusted bureaucrat in America, but it didn\u2019t take away from the facts. We need the truth Dr. Fauci,\u201d Marshall said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calling me a moron during a Senate hearing may have alleviated the stress of the least trusted bureaucrat in America, but it didn\u2019t take away from the facts. We need the truth Dr. Fauci! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GyfdppfNgn\">pic.twitter.com\/GyfdppfNgn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogerMarshallMD\/status\/1481029428754984968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hot mic caught Dr. Anthony Fauci calling Sen. 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