{"id":134186,"date":"2021-02-15T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T19:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=134186"},"modified":"2021-02-15T15:28:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:28:02","slug":"fauci-awarded-1-million-prize-for-speaking-truth-to-power-in-apparent-trump-slight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-awarded-1-million-prize-for-speaking-truth-to-power-in-apparent-trump-slight\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci Awarded $1 Million Prize For \u2018Speaking Truth To Power\u2019 In Apparent Trump Slight"},"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%2Ffauci-awarded-1-million-prize-for-speaking-truth-to-power-in-apparent-trump-slight%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=134186&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\/02\/Fauci-scaled-e1609431845788.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Monday, the nation\u2019s top infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci received a $1 million Israeli prize established by the late Italian Israeli philanthropist Dan David.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci, a leading voice in President Donald Trump\u2019s White House coronavirus task force, was&nbsp;honored with the Dan David Prize for his service in public health and \u201cspeaking truth to power\u201d during pandemic, NPR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/coronavirus-live-updates\/2021\/02\/15\/968059128\/fauci-awarded-1-million-israeli-prize-for-speaking-truth-to-power-amid-pandemic\">reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled, (Fauci) leveraged his considerable communication skills to address people gripped by fear and anxiety and worked relentlessly to inform individuals in the United States and elsewhere about the public health measures essential for containing the pandemic\u2019s spread,\u201d the award committee said in a statement. \u201cIn addition, he has been widely praised for his courage in speaking truth to power in a highly charged political environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement on the award seems to come as a slight against Trump, whom Fauci has publicly criticized.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/24\/health\/fauci-trump-covid.html?action=click&amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;pgtype=Homepage\">The New York Times<\/a>&nbsp;in January, Fauci said he sometimes had to contradict Trump in order to allegedly avoid the spread of disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t like I took any pleasure in contradicting the president of the United States,\u201d Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fauci-trump-would-often-scold-me-for-being-pessimistic\">told<\/a> the Times. \u201cI have a great deal of respect for the office. But I made a decision that I just had to. Otherwise I would be compromising my own integrity, and be giving a false message to the world. If I didn\u2019t speak up, it would be almost tacit approval that what he was saying was OK,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when I started to get into some trouble,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe people around him, his inner circle, were quite upset that I would dare publicly contradict the president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were a couple of times where I would make a statement that was a pessimistic viewpoint about what direction we were going,\u201d Fauci added, \u201cand the president would call me up and say, \u2018Hey, why aren\u2019t you more positive? You\u2019ve got to take a positive attitude. Why are you so negativistic? Be more positive.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In September, Fauci said he was never \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/09\/09\/coronavirus-dr-fauci-says-hell-never-be-muzzled-in-discussing-science-and-facts.html\">muzzled<\/a>\u201d by the Trump administration, squashing reports saying he was being silenced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would never be muzzled about anything when it comes to science and evidence and the facts,\u201d the doctor said on Fox News airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by The Daily Wire in January, reports circulated that confirmed Fauci pulled down the largest salary of any taxpayer-funded federal employee in 2019, surpassing even the salary of the president of the United States. Notably, Trump bypassed his salary while in office, instead donating the money. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fauci-raked-in-the-largest-taxpayer-funded-salary-of-2019\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Fauci, 80, the&nbsp;director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made $417,608 in 2019, which is the last year records are available, according to information obtained via FOIA and reported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adamandrzejewski\/2021\/01\/25\/dr-anthony-fauci-the-highest-paid-employee-in-the-entire-us-federal-government\/?sh=2095b5b1386f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>By contrast, the annual salary of the president is $400,000, and that of the vice president is&nbsp;$235,100.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Jeffrey Lyash is technically a federal employee who makes more, Forbes pointed out, but his salary is not solely funded by taxpayers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fauci, who earned his medical degree from Cornell University, raked in $3.6 million between 2010 and 2019 and last got a raise in 2014, when his pay went from $335,000 to its present rate of $417,608. Even if he doesn\u2019t get another raise, Fauci will make another $2.5 million between 2019 and 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As Forbes notes, Fauci has seemingly downplayed how much money he is making, telling Matthew McConaughey in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CD2WoXupHV-\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> last August that he does not have millions invested in potential vaccines.&nbsp;\u201cMatthew, no, I got zero!\u201d Fauci said. \u201cI am a government worker. I have a government salary.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to NPR, the Dan David Award \u201csets aside 10% of the prize money for academic scholarships in each winner\u2019s field. Fauci gets to determine the nature of the scholarships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fauci-raked-in-the-largest-taxpayer-funded-salary-of-2019\">Fauci Raked In The Largest Taxpayer-Funded Salary Of&nbsp;2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fauci-trump-would-often-scold-me-for-being-pessimistic\">Fauci: Trump Would Often Scold Me For Being&nbsp;\u2018Pessimistic\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the nation\u2019s top infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci received a $1 million Israeli prize established by the late Italian Israeli philanthropist Dan David. 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