{"id":2638485,"date":"2026-07-31T21:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-faucis-feud-with-idiot-rand-paul-boiled-over-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:30:26","slug":"why-faucis-feud-with-idiot-rand-paul-boiled-over-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-faucis-feud-with-idiot-rand-paul-boiled-over-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Fauci&#8217;s feud with &#8216;idiot&#8217; Rand Paul boiled over this week"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwhy-faucis-feud-with-idiot-rand-paul-boiled-over-this-week%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=2638485&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>Anthony Fauci declined to respond during a recent Senate questioning by rand Paul, but his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly released diary reveals longstanding tensions<\/a>.In a 2020 entry, Fauci described a hostile encounter with Paul, criticizing him as acting like an experienced epidemiologist when he felt Paul was questioning his authority. The diary, covering December 2019 to December 2022, references Paul at least 84 times, frequently enough insulting him with terms like \u201cidiot\u201d and \u201cfool,\u201d and dismissing his COVID-19 origin inquiries as a publicity stunt.Fauci noted a contentious relationship with Paul and anticipated further attacks from Republican lawmakers.Despite the conflicts, Fauci also expressed pride in his standing with certain allies and shared positive remarks about a dinner with Democrat Rep. Diana DeGette. The diary&#8217;s public release led Fauci to claim that Paul\u2019s actions were intended to embarrass him. the documents shed light on fauci\u2019s personal views and the political strife surrounding his role during the pandemic.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anthony-fauci\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1404\">Anthony Fauci<\/a> refused to speak up when Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"230\">Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY) subjected him to a pointed round of public questioning earlier this week. Yet Fauci\u2019s recently released diary reveals that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11535\">COVID czar<\/a> has had choice words for Paul in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHad hostile interaction with Se. [sic] Rand Paul,\u201d Fauci wrote in a September 2020 entry about a Senate hearing. \u201cI really stuffed him as he spouted out bulls*** acting like he is a experienced epidemiologist.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4671641\/fauci-diary-idiot-rand-paul-each-others-throats-years\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fauci\u2019s diary displays how he and \u2018idiot\u2019 Rand Paul have been at each other\u2019s throats for years<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4671224\/trump-presses-rfk-jr-vaccine-autism-work\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump presses RFK Jr. for more autism research during Cabinet meeting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4670651\/how-fauci-diaries-made-public-no-one-will-say\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How did Fauci\u2019s diaries make it public? No one will say<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long-running feud between Paul and Fauci bubbled up again on Wednesday after Paul hauled Fauci in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Fauci <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4667643\/anthony-fauci-pleads-fifth-over-100-times-senate-testimony\/\">pled the Fifth<\/a> over 100 times as Republicans subjected him to a heated round of questioning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In preparation for the hearing, Paul also released 1,141 pages of Fauci\u2019s diary from his time during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4667091\/fauci-pleads-fifth-amendment-covid-hearing-chaired-rand-paul\/\">called<\/a> Paul\u2019s \u201cpublicly releasing my unredacted personal diary\u201d an effort \u201cat embarrassing and intimidating me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci\u2019s diary references Paul\u2019s name at least 84 times, both in direct commentary from the doctor and in press clippings and personal correspondence. The public portion of the diary spans from December 2019 to December 2022. Fauci first recorded a run-in with the Kentucky senator during a May 12, 2020, virtual hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHad a little scuffle with Rand Paul who said that I am not the end all and be all to close down the country,\u201d Fauci wrote. \u201cI went back at him and tweets said I came out way on top.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across Fauci\u2019s diary, he refers to Paul as an \u201cidiot,\u201d a \u201cfool,\u201d and a \u201ctotal nut cake.\u201d He casts Paul\u2019s inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 as a \u201cpublicity stunt\u201d and a \u201ctotal farse [sic].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci frequently called Paul\u2019s attacks baseless and complained of the negative attention they were bringing him. In a September 2022 entry, Fauci describes a dinner he had with Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), whom he considered a legislative ally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDiana is the current Chair of the Energy and Commerce oversight committee and if the GOP wins the House, she will be the ranking minority member,\u201d Fauci wrote. \u201cThis is very good for me but it doesn\u2019t completely shield me from there [sic] attacks which I need to be prepared for that will come either in the House with Jim Jordan et al or in the Senate with Rand Paul et al. They will likely treat me like they treated Hillary Clinton during the Bengazi [sic] Hearings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet Fauci also seemed to derive some pleasure from his combative relationship with the libertarian senator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4670651\/how-fauci-diaries-made-public-no-one-will-say\/\"><strong>HOW DID FAUCI\u2019S DIARIES MAKE IT PUBLIC? NO ONE WILL SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I walked into the Oval the POTUS put his hands on my shoulder, brought me close and said: \u2018You did a great job in stuffing that horse\u2019s a**\u2019 referring to Rand Paul,\u201d Fauci wrote of an interaction with then-President Joe Biden shortly after he had testified before the Senate. \u201cHe also said that 1st Lady Jill was \u2018cheering for me\u2019 as she watched it on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a call with British physicians several days later, Fauci beamed that he was now \u201cheld in extremely high regard in the UK by virtually everyone on the basis of my standing up to Rand Paul and his nonsense in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fauci\u2019s diary reveals past clashes with Rand Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2638486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26210477924757.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4434,36926,38952],"class_list":["post-2638485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fauci","tag-political-feud","tag-rand-paul"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26210477924757.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2638485"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2638489,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638485\/revisions\/2638489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2638486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2638485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2638485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2638485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}