{"id":2641813,"date":"2026-08-07T12:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-5th-amendment-debacle-and-contempt-of-congress-vote-faucis-wife-gives-reporters-the-finger-in-perfect-metaphorical-moment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:10:55","slug":"after-5th-amendment-debacle-and-contempt-of-congress-vote-faucis-wife-gives-reporters-the-finger-in-perfect-metaphorical-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-5th-amendment-debacle-and-contempt-of-congress-vote-faucis-wife-gives-reporters-the-finger-in-perfect-metaphorical-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"After 5th Amendment Debacle and Contempt of Congress Vote, Fauci&#8217;s Wife Gives Reporters the Finger in Perfect Metaphorical Moment"},"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%2Fafter-5th-amendment-debacle-and-contempt-of-congress-vote-faucis-wife-gives-reporters-the-finger-in-perfect-metaphorical-moment%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=2641813&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>The article discusses a recent incident involving Dr. Anthony Fauci, highlighting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-resurfaced-nancy-pelosi-video-crushes-democrats-narrative-on-tariffs\/\" title=\"Watch: Resurfaced Nancy Pelosi Video Crushes Democrats&#039; Narrative on Tariffs\">declining public image<\/a> following a congressional contempt vote.It mentions that Fauci was seen looking despondent while taking out the trash outside his upscale Washington, D.C., home, shortly after the vote to hold him in contempt. his wife, Christine Grady, was captured flipping off photographers in a gesture interpreted as a sign of her frustration. The piece reflects critically on Fauci\u2019s past influence as a prominent, powerful figure during the COVID-19 pandemic, and humorously suggests that his current situation resembles a dramatic ending to a movie, with scenes of him visibly upset and evading questions in Congress. It underscores the widespread dissatisfaction and calls for answers regarding his role in the pandemic&#8217;s handling, emphasizing the significant impact of restrictive measures, and implying that the public deserves accountability. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article combines political critique<\/a> with sarcastic commentary on Fauci\u2019s diminished stature and the broader consequences of his actions during the health crisis.  <\/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>Well, at least Christine Grady still thinks Dr. Anthony Fauci is No. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Grady, for those of you unfamiliar, is the wife of the former head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, as well as his colleague at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n<p>While I\u2019m assuming she\u2019s had a better few weeks than her husband has \u2014 not having her diaries released, not having to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-comedian-dave-chappell-captured-faucis-cowardly-non-stop-use-5th-amendment-22-years-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fifth Amendment over 100 times<\/a> before Congress, not facing a potential contempt of Congress charge \u2014 I\u2019m also assuming she probably hasn\u2019t had the easiest time of it, either.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, she managed to provide the perfect coda for the Fauci saga by giving the reporters (and, by extension, the rest of America) the finger outside the couple\u2019s Washington, D.C., home.<\/p>\n<p>Not a thumbs up, in case you were wondering.<\/p>\n<p>The photo came after the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/06\/us-news\/faucis-fed-up-wife-flips-the-bird-as-ex-top-doc-miserably-takes-out-trash-hours-after-contempt-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> caught a \u201cdownright miserable\u201d looking Dr. Fauci taking out the trash after a Senate committee voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-senate-committee-votes-hold-fauci-contempt-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hold him in contempt<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>From the report:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Just hours after the vote to refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution, a sullen-looking Fauci was spotted frowning as he dutifully wheeled a recycling bin to the curb of the $2.4 million Washington, DC, home he s was his wife and Georgetown University colleague, Christine Grady.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fauci later hopped in the passenger seat of a vehicle and was driven away by his wife.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Grady, apparently enraged by the photographer\u2019s presence in their tony neighborhood, flipped off the camera before peeling off.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A bit of bird-watching outside the Fauci residence:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar imagery that some readers will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fauci\u2019s fed-up wife flips the bird as ex-top doc miserably takes out trash hours after contempt vote <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x36ggvsh9O\">https:\/\/t.co\/x36ggvsh9O<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d9HpRUfetj\">pic.twitter.com\/d9HpRUfetj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2085504080676340023?\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While this is hardly the end of the Fauci saga, if you were going to write a movie about his role in the COVID crisis, you couldn\u2019t script a better final scene than a dejected Anthony taking out the trash while having his wife flip off the world for him.<\/p>\n<p>The fall is almost Shakespearean. At one point in the not-too-distant past, Fauci was the most powerful unelected, non-cabinet official since World War II.<\/p>\n<p>And he acted like it, too. Here was the man as he left government service in 2022, declaring that \u201cI represent science.\u201d (Science was unavailable for comment.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI represent Science\u201d \u2013 Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WaN6Yv144c\">pic.twitter.com\/WaN6Yv144c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BGatesIsaPyscho\/status\/2023129684276564032?\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/greeks-vent-frustations-christopher-nolan-dei-casting-odyssey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Nolan<\/a> were directing the story, this would be the flashback that played in black-and-white with heavy reverb just before this scene, from Fauci\u2019s testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last week:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked Dr. Anthony Fauci a string of questions during his Senate testimony Wednesday, like, \u201cWhat day of the week is it today?\u201d and \u201cWhat color tie are you wearing?\u201d Fauci continued to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights to every question from senators.<\/p>\n<p>One\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YUDDApr4j\">pic.twitter.com\/2YUDDApr4j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBSNews\/status\/2082500333658370506?\">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>And of course, the reason he\u2019s being held in contempt of Congress is that, while the Fifth Amendment protects Americans from self-incrimination, he\u2019s already been given a pardon. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sen-josh-hawley-illustrates-absurdity-faucis-hearing-stunt-3-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nothing to incriminate himself against<\/a> \u2026 unless he lies.<\/p>\n<p>Why shouldn\u2019t we get answers? The country was locked down for years thanks to this man. Elderly Americans died alone. Children fell behind in their education. Mental health issues skyrocketed, small businesses closed, communities were divided, and no amount of work can undo what he and his enablers did.<\/p>\n<p>So, what say you, Dr. Fauci? 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