{"id":1211691,"date":"2022-01-12T16:04:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1211691"},"modified":"2022-01-12T16:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:04:49","slug":"stephen-colbert-cheers-fauci-for-calling-gop-senator-a-moron-get-him-fauch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-cheers-fauci-for-calling-gop-senator-a-moron-get-him-fauch\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Cheers Fauci for Calling GOP Senator a &#039;Moron&#039;: &#039;Get Him, Fauch!&#039;"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fstephen-colbert-cheers-fauci-for-calling-gop-senator-a-moron-get-him-fauch%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=1211691&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\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1192595097-inset-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Stephen Colbert cheered Dr. Anthony Fauci on CBS\u2019s&nbsp;<em>The Late Show<\/em>&nbsp;Tuesday after the government official called a Republican senator a \u201cmoron\u201d during an acrimonious Congressional hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert played footage of Fauci\u2019s contentious testimony on Capitol Hill earlier in the day, during which he sparred with frequent adversary Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and was caught on a hot mic calling Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) a \u201cmoron.\u201d<\/p>\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>The insult came after Sen. Marshall grilled Fauci about his compensation and personal investments, asking if he would be&nbsp;\u201cwilling to submit to Congress a financial disclosure that includes your past and current investments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/11\/what-a-moron-hot-mic-catches-fauci-name-calling-sen-marshall-after-heated-senate-hearing\/\">reported<\/a>, Marshall\u2019s line of questioning visibly riled Fauci, who is among the highest-paid employee in the federal government, making an annual salary of&nbsp;$434,000 in 2020.&nbsp;In the exchange, Marshall also accused \u201cbig tech giants\u201d of hiding Fauci\u2019s finances from the public.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci replied that his financial disclosures are all public information and accused the senator of being \u201cmisinformed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>After Marshall was cut off, Fauci was heard saying, \u201cWhat a moron. Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colbert relished the moment on Tuesday\u2019s broadcast.&nbsp;\u201cGet him, Fauch!\u201d he gushed. \u201cTake off the gloves and a mask! \u2018I have your results, senator, and I regret to inform you that you\u2019ve contracted my boot in your ass.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>\u201cAnd now that clip lives forever on the internet,\u201d Colbert said. \u201cThe one place where Senator Marshall and his staff will never be able to find it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the show, he also said: \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing out there more contagious than COVID, it\u2019s stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colbert recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/01\/06\/hollywood-celebrities-stoke-january-6-mania-democracy-itself-was-attacked-by-insurrectionists\/\">helped stoke January 6 mania<\/a> by devoting much of a recent episode to accusing Fox News hosts of having a role in \u201cplanning the insurrection\u201d and interviewing Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow David <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ng on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert cheered Dr. Anthony Fauci on CBS\u2019s\u00a0The Late Show\u00a0Tuesday after the government official called a Republican senator a \u201cmoron\u201d during an acrimonious Congressional hearing. 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