{"id":2637763,"date":"2026-07-30T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-most-obnoxious-leftists-made-smug-fauci-prediction-then-scrambled-for-delete-key-after-disastrous-hearing-began\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:50:48","slug":"one-of-the-most-obnoxious-leftists-made-smug-fauci-prediction-then-scrambled-for-delete-key-after-disastrous-hearing-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-most-obnoxious-leftists-made-smug-fauci-prediction-then-scrambled-for-delete-key-after-disastrous-hearing-began\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Most Obnoxious Leftists Made Smug Fauci Prediction, Then Scrambled for Delete Key After Disastrous Hearing Began"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fone-of-the-most-obnoxious-leftists-made-smug-fauci-prediction-then-scrambled-for-delete-key-after-disastrous-hearing-began%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=2637763&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--><p>Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently appeared before the Senate Homeland security Committee to discuss his management of COVID-19. During the hearing, he refused to answer many questions by invoking his Fifth Amendment rights, which led to backlash. Some critics, like social media commentator Brian Krassenstein, initially supported Fauci but later deleted supportive posts after Fauci&#8217;s evasive responses. The hearing followed the release of Fauci&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-democrats-using-january-6-commission-to-criminalize-political-dissent\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: Democrats Using January 6 Commission to &#039;Criminalize Political Dissent&#039;\">personal diary entries<\/a> by Senator Rand Paul, which Fauci said was an attempt to intimidate him. Fauci also accused Paul of obsessively seeking to prosecute him. Throughout the hearing, Fauci repeatedly declined to answer certain questions, prompting criticism that he appeared guilty and avoiding accountability. Many believe the situation highlighted Fauci\u2019s diminished reputation and question his previous claims of being \u201cthe science.\u201d The controversy has intensified calls among republicans to hold Fauci in contempt for what they see as damage caused during his tenure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Director for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday to answer questions about his handling of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists thought the former COVID czar would hit a home run, setting Republicans straight by standing up for his record while serving in that role.<\/p>\n<p>It did not turn out that way.<\/p>\n<p>The events of that day played out so differently that political commentator Brian Krassenstein retreated from a position he had proudly posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X in support of Fauci when the latter, refusing to answer questions, repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait for Anthony Fauci to make all these anti-science conspiracy theorists look like the idiots they really are today,\u201d Krassenstein wrote.<\/p>\n<p>After the hearing unfolded the way it did, Krassenstein decided it was time to delete his post, but not before other users could screenshot it for our enjoyment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I think he deleted his post <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EvaDED1y3r\">pic.twitter.com\/EvaDED1y3r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Holger Danske (@dansk_holger) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dansk_holger\/status\/2082580730086113466?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A search on X for Krassenstein\u2019s exact words won\u2019t yield any results.<\/p>\n<p>All signs point to this being another miscalculated prediction by a prominent leftist that did not come to pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/anthony-fauci-rand-paul-covid-origins-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> noted that the hearing came days after Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul released Fauci\u2019s personal diary entries to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci claimed at the hearing that Paul had become obsessed with putting him in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven Senator Paul\u2019s obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution, his repeated slanderous comments about me, and recently his publicly releasing my unredacted personal diary aimed at embarrassing and intimidating me, the only conclusion I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this Committee is to get me to say something, anything that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, \u2018behind bars,\u2019\u201d the doctor said.<\/p>\n<p>A viral moment featuring questions \u2014 not questions pertaining to the pandemic, just questions \u2014 from Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley effectively summarized Fauci\u2019s approach that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution,\u201d he repeatedly told Hawley.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hawley: \u201cWhat day of the week is it today?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci: \u201c5th amendment\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawley: \u201cWhat color tie are you wearing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci: \u201c5th amendment\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawley: \u201cWhat color is the carpet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci: \u201c5th amendment.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMhiRuQjfe\">pic.twitter.com\/IMhiRuQjfe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2082470811814740471?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Fauci cheerleaders know how bad this all looks. The former czar looked like he was on trial in Nuremberg for war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>This was once a proud, unapologetic bureaucrat, proclaiming himself to be \u201cthe science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Where is that bravado now?<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden granted Fauci a full pardon. Shouldn\u2019t our former medical overlord be proud and forthcoming with the great work that he did?<\/p>\n<p>The question lawmakers should have asked goes something like this \u2014 \u201cDr. Fauci, if you are proud of what you did and if your conscience is clear, why have we seen self-confessed murderers who look less guilty than you do right now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans\u2019 next move is attempting to hold Fauci in contempt. 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