Anthony Fauci to testify to Senate panel on the COVID pandemic
BREAKING: Former Covid czar Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right at the Senate hearing on the pandemic.
Sid1132"Covid czar"? He's a physician-scientist and immunologist who pursued solutions during a global pandemic and gave us the truth. He's the former director of the NIAID and one of the most cited scientists in journals for 19 years. You may be spineless, but he isn't.
Max Bialystock508“He said he believed Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Rand Paul‘s intent was to catch him in a perjury trap.” But you go ahead and try to make this post sound bad for him…
laurasu.bsky.social271Rand Paul is a little man today and is on display for the entire world. What a disgrace.
Craig Sicknick96Smart move. The current regime will use anything it can to discredit, arrest, or imprison anyone perceived as an opponent.
atombomb05.bsky.social66Show up, but don't play along with the circus. The GOP is a clown posse looking for culture war rage bait because they are going to lose badly in the midterms.
recoveringxer.bsky.social61Fauci is a former Public Health Service infectious disease expert and scientist. Deliberate use of the word "czar" doesn't change that.
Penguin06694714Smart move. The current regime will use anything it can to discredit, arrest, or imprison anyone perceived as an opponent.
Naomi Weiss2It’s his right, like many before him; I’m glad he used it over and over to frustrate the assholes and shut them down. Fauci has all his marbles, he used them & won today!
Just A Grandmom🇺🇸2Rand Paul continues to prove his lack of intelligence on matters that are above his ability to understand.
ridem24.bsky.social2I do not blame him; these drama queens just want to act like they cared about the people that the old fat felon killed.
Monty Boa2Fauci didn't: - steal stocks of PPE - disband Pandemic Response Task Force - lie to the public about mask rules' being illegal - promote bogus, dangerous treatments - halt testing to conceal the outbreaks - sell critical supplies & equipm't to China - refuse to invoke the Defense Prod'n Act.
Sen. Ron Johnson lecturing Dr. Anthony Fauci about medicine is the epitome of idiocracy.
✊🏼 NoFilterBoomer18Ron Johnson is a Russian apologist and a quack.
Netty Bo Betty18This is a total failure that lands on Rand Paul. It ridiculous that an accomplished, world respected infectious disease expert like Dr. Fauci is being subjected to this sham of a hearing.
Jack Brand15Lower panel: Republicans questioning Fauci today.
humorhelps.bsky.social14these idiots questioning Dr. Fauci are playing for maga and their leader. it is unbelievable and upsetting.
Walking Dude10Johnson is nearly as kooky as Rand Paul. Makes me wonder about the folks who elected them.
Martin Quinn9Sen. Ron Johnson is the epitome of idiocracy.
Acid Rain11Exactly, that would be like the Pope trying to have a leg up over Trump in the art of grifting through crypto schemes..
Jay Lionel5This current regime is responsible for bringing back measles, explosive diarrhoea, screwworms and removing food protections. Because, AND I CANNOT EMPHASISE THIS ENOUGH, they are idiot conspiracy theorists. Utter morons. But sure, lecture Fauci on medicine.
Randy2The turn the other cheek strategy of the Democrats is not working for me.
SharkusG2Always the same problem with Republicans - they have no idea what they don’t know.
Late Bloomer2Which is the hallmark of this entire administration.
With the midterms just over 90 days away, the Republican Party is focused today on Anthony Fauci and 2020-21.
storm994.bsky.social60Dr Fauci is a hero
Philo of Alexan49Fear, hate, and revenge is all the GOP has
drak-cola.bsky.social39A witch hunt on Fauci but no accountability regarding the Epstein Files.
Sunshine ☀️38It’s about keeping the Maga cult triggered with fear and rage. They won’t support Trump unless they’re in a constant state of falsely directed rage.
fedup-58.bsky.social35Just imagine what would be happening now if COVID hit. RFK in charge OMG 😳
jojofromcanada.bsky.social23Looks like they won't get anything to trap him. But it does give the eye doctor an opportunity to show off. Not to mention Laura sitting behind Fauci... Clown show.
Laura Haynes👩🔬⚾️🐾💙6The replies to this post from @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social are outstanding 🤌🏽
Dont-Piss-Me-Off3WELL SHIT, FUCKWAD IS STILL RAMBLING ABOUT 2020!
Dave Long2Proving they can only go backwards.
Carmela 🌍🌹😎🍷🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦2Using Fauci as a whipping post to try to whip up their base again ain't gonna work. This will hurt the GOP even more in the polls.
Donna Davis2Good, gop, just keep showing nothing butt ass until Nov. Keep reminding everyone about Idiocracy!
In light of the preemptive announcement of Rand Paul and other Republicans that their whole intention in calling Dr Fauci for a hearing is to entrap him into false statements so he can be prosecuted, Fauci is handling this just right. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Dr Robin29Proving once again that Rand Paul is an ignorant performative asshole.
Dawn Humphrey27Fauci is a national hero and this hearing is a frivolous attempt by Trump's cult members to appease Trump. MAGA dismisses scientific fact in favor of "alternative facts" which don't exist.
They Say23Why are Republicans investigating Dr. Fauci from six years ago? Americans are falling ill due to measles and parasites. Cancer research funding has been cut. We have far more pressing problems than the GOP’s vindictive abuse of government power to punish and humiliate Dr. Fauci.
shsecor16Reminder: THIS is Rand Paul. Just because he says something agreeable three times a year does not mean he’s a wise dude concerned about our nation.
ts138789.bsky.social13@cnn.com @msnownews.bsky.social SHAME ON U for airing this farce Fauci hearing live! For a man of his service to be targeted like this is appalling! & for u to keep airing it live when it’s clear every answer will be to plead the 5th is pure GOP propaganda! Do better!
scaredykathy48.bsky.social12Rand Paul is NOT a medical doctor, has zero training in infectious diseases or epidemiology. He’s an ignorant, egotistical, & dangerous fool, jealous of Dr. Fauci, & angry that Dr. Fauci was right about the dangers of Covid. Paul should not be allowed to pursue a personal vendetta against Dr. Fauci.
Sam Ladner5This is correct. Dr Fauci is a hero for his tireless work saving lives during the AIDS epidemic and Covid. Shame on Rand Paul.
Reality Ausetkmt5Personally I think he should have hired Dave Chappelle to represent him today
Kishkafka4Unhinged is definitely the correct adjective to describe Rand Paul and the Republicans.
Truth2Rand Paul is a disgrace
christy14.bsky.social2If only Rand Paul and the GOP were this rabid about #theEpsteinFiles and holding Trump and his crime family accountable.
We’re really living through a version of the inquisition or the red scare. Dr. Fauci invokes the fifth amendment in response to obviously hostile and unreasonable questioning by Rand Paul.
Chris⚖️Justice43Respects to Dr. Fauci. Rand Paul is unhinged. They are trying to use Dr. Fauci as a scapegoat for Trump's extreme COVID failures, costing countless lives. No Justice
wjk198355.bsky.social33Rand Paul is showing himself to be a complete a-hole! I also noticed FOX News’ Laura Ingraham, a longtime Dr. Fauci hater, made sure to get a seat where she’d be on camera behind Fauci where her smirks and eye-rolls would be visible.
BK28Honestly, after Jim Jordan sent a referral for Jack Smith for criminal prosecution for "lying" to Congress, most witnesses to Congress should now refuse to answer questions
CKC Pottery 🇺🇸🇺🇦🪲🐞🌱🍁🍄🟫🌳25Dr, Fauci is a hero.
jean3263.bsky.social21Why in the actual f*ck are these idiots dragging up this crap all the while ignoring the pedophile administration and the war crimes and the rape of our tax dollars?
beth4.bsky.social17Disgraceful what they’re doing to Dr. Fauci.
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis58Science is the new communism.
I may be invisible, but you're transparent.10Lest you forget Rand Paul is not one of the sensible libertarian leaning Republicans.
Dollyanna5HEY VOTERS, DO YOU NOTICE....⤵️ NOT ONE JOURNALIST HAS THE BALLS TO ASK SENATOR PAUL WHERE HIS FUCKING SENATE COLLEAGUE FROM KENTUCKY IS....????
Reality Ausetkmt2They going to find themselves in this situation shortly when they have to scatter, because maga is going to be decimated
I tried to watch some of the Fauci hearing, and Josh Hawley started to speak, so I had to scroll away. I can’t tell you how much I loathe that man. That sycophantic bootlicking traitor. Disgust in every single fiber of my being.
Kizmar25The fact that Republicans are going back to COVID era bullshit means their well is DRY. They have nothing good to talk about their own time in office, and nothing bad they can make up about Democrats now.
Mansplain Megan13Moreno was equally as gross
SammyMamaX212That’s nicer than what I call him. I was born and raised in Missouri and disgusted by its current representation. I visited the Missouri Capitol in 1993 to personally lobby for changes to the ridiculously limited statute of limitations on child sexual abuse. MO is just gross. See Rush Limbaugh.
LittleOldGramma 😻10Yep. I just read that Dr. Fauci repeatedly took the 5th. Rand Paul is not happy. He wants to investigate to see if that’s legal. The Bill of Rights doesn’t list specific venues for people to invoke its rights. Too bad on your witch hunt, Senator Paul.
RoosterTwin9How is his beard…. oops, I mean his wife?
arudder.bsky.social8Totally agree. And I’ll add Eric Schmitt to that loathsome list
📌That's Dr. Anthony Fauci with his buddy, the great Jimmy Page. Republicans, Rand Paul, and Kid Rock can go sit the fuck down now. -Thanks
MadGreek 🧿52This is ridiculous. This doctor saved millions of lives while Trump did his best to kill us all. Those who took the doctor's advice did well. Those who listen to Trump, drinking bleach and taking horse pills, not so much. And Rand Paul is an ASSHOLE with his obsession with this good doctor. WTF 🤬
Mule Year Baby30Hanging out with Jimmy Page instantly increases how cool you are by orders of magnitude.
Keith Anderson22We currently have explosive diarrhea AND measles outbreaks across multiple states Directly attributable to this administration’s policies and GOP politicization of basic science... and their answer is to attack Dr. Fauci 🤯
EASTMAN13Dr. Anthony Fauci is an American hero, and Rand Paul is an American idiot. That sentence says it all.
We F’ing Told You So 🏳️🌈7If only Rand Paul would have as much anger about the pedophiles in his party as he has at Dr. Fauci for imaginary bs...
OBG6You can't take libertarians seriously.
Silencing someone’s counsel mid-hearing isn’t oversight…it’s a chairman rigging the room. Fauci pleads the Fifth and his own lawyer gets thrown out for trying to speak up. If this is how “oversight” works now, the process is definitely broken. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/A11PBcFX2QvC...
Mark17All serious US journalists should now be pointing out that these continuing BS conspiracy theories concerning Dr Tony Fauci, all of which are manifestly deranged & totally wirhout any merit, are nothing more than political weapons designed to protect Donald Trump from allegations of mass murder
Socialist15It isn't oversight its a witch hunt
blue-n-al.bsky.social13I take the fifth and respectfully request you direct your energies to the prusit of ucovering who is orchestrating this virulent attempt to divert attention from the man made Epstien files
p12Blumenthal is my Senator and, while I have serious issues with some of his positions, I applaud his actions in speaking out today.
Jim Van Allen 🇨🇦11Rand Paul is an asshole
Angry_Gammy ❌👑10Thank You @senatorblumenthal.bsky.social for standing up for Dr Fauci and for speaking truth and facts! Dr Fauci is a HERO!
This Fauci hearing is the biggest explosion of right wing brainworms I've ever seen. Years of debunked and absurd antivax and "gain of function" conspiracy theories expressed as incoherent screaming at an 85 year old man. It's absolutely demented and embarrassing to watch.
emduwel.bsky.social13Who the fuck? Only the man who saved millions of lives.
Shayne from Missouri10These cranks control all 3 branches of government.
✨ SassyNyx 🌙8The cringe factor is off the charts. These are not serious people, nor are they questioning in good faith. Its all performative showboating. I have *no* idea how he is not losing it.
johnnord.bsky.social6Really would like to slap Moreno's face, attacking an accomplished American hero when they were in short supply during this time,hell like to slap the shit out of him just for disrespecting an elderly man
alextheis.bsky.social5Never forget that Ohioans are responsible for Bernie Moreno. That’s all anyone needs to know about the “Buckeye State.”
edg59.bsky.social4This is legislation and government for conspiracy theorists: performative stuff to please the electorate who believe only conspiracies. As with US states passing laws to ban imaginary geoengineering.
It’s a fucking travesty of justice how Trump and the Republican Party are going after Dr. Anthony Fauci, a true American hero and patriot, who helped save millions of lives. Shame the fuck on all of them… especially when they do nothing to prosecute pedophiles
jennydjld.bsky.social4🇨🇦I know my opinion doesn’t count (as a Canadian) but when I think of Dr. Fauci he was the most influential & effective leader during the entire Covid pandemic-saving lives not just in America but here as well & around the world. Rand Paul’s pathetic tactics only draw more attention to Epstein!
EASTMAN4Dr. Anthony Fauci is an American hero, and Rand Paul is an American idiot. That sentence says it all.
Tail Wagging Dog2Watching the bullies line up, one after the other, taking cheap shots at an earnest patriot who served the country for more than 50 years tells us what we already know. It is pure theatre for an audience of one. Would that they pursue members of their own party with such vigour. Yeah, right.
yyzkas.bsky.social2What brave Republican #bullies. Attacking a retired 85 year old man who served the US for decades. Assaulting him on their home ground where they make the rules! Using their “power” to grandstand and promote lies! How many in the US died from COVID? How many children have measles? A$$HOLES #Fauci
SRMZ220 years of MRNA research kept me alive. I still get every booster available. Dr. Fauci’s leadership was critical to my survival. Not Bleach Dr. Trump … not Ivermectin from my dog’s Veterinarian … and not Chiropractic treatment Dr. Paul. Looking back with disdain at does not move us forward.
Revolution Groove1A criminal cabal full of the most vile human excrement in existence!
This NYT article is just awful. We should judge Fauci based on his work, not his innermost musings to a diary he never intended to become public. Who cares that he enjoyed the admiration of celebrities? There's zero evidence here that it interfered with his job! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
brendanamartin.bsky.social19The attacks on Fauci are more disturbing to me than sham prosecutions of high profile critics of the regime like Comey. It’s an attack on everyone associated with science or empiricism. It’s totalitarian, though Republicans have always exhibited this instinct of attacking opponents’ strengths….\1
Art Martin10the tell is that they assigned the piece to Shawn McCreesh, who started his career as a Maureen Down intern. He is "bemused" by everything--it's all one big joke to him..for example, this piece where he compares Trump to Joyce www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/u...
D8This is a real witch hunt.
bluegirlredstate.bsky.social6Amen. And when has a straight NYT reporter ever written “Trump seems obsessed with himself…” Not to mention that the NYT refused to cover leaks of Trump campaign docs, but is happy to used leak materials when its Hillary or Fauci.
CJ 🦋6Meanwhile…Rand “TMZ wannabe” Paul is conducting his tabloid-style hearing. He criticizes Dr. Fauci for mentioning his fame during the COVID pandemic, but sure likes to promote himself during these “hearings.” Call me crazy, but I would think our Congress has more pressing concerns than this charade.
David Lovinger, MD, FACP3“He enjoyed the admiration of celebrities”? Wow. Somehow a pretty natural thing is now news that’s fit to print. I have long had a deep admiration for Dr Fauci and the work he’s done in his career. Nothing I’ve heard makes me think otherwise. I am really ashamed of what this country is doing to him
Alex Wild52US elites deciding to make a political target of *public health*- the system that keeps our life expectacies above 60- means the elites are preparing to kill tens of millions of people.
paulpro16"The President has turned his coronavirus briefings into an odd varitey show. Here's a close-up of his cast of characters" @anntelnaes.bsky.social offers another wonderful illustration TRUMP: “I wanted to always play it down I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic”
Ben K.6No matter how bad you think this article will be, you are not prepared for how bad it and Shawn McCreesh are.
Anthony Fauci invokes 5th Amendment right not to testify at Covid hearing, calls Sen. Rand Paul ‘unhinged’ “…is to get me to say something that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, ‘behind bars.’” www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Lori 🇺🇦💩🐸👑18Why should anyone testify before Republicans when Republicans don't answer questions either. When will Gym Jordan answer his subpoena?
rocinante115Dr. Fauci is an American hero. Rand Paul is a disgrace.
Thanatos8Good, Rand Paul is unhinged, incompetent and just a pathetic little man His time will come where he is no longer in office and IRRELEVANT Meanwhile, Dr Fauci STILL HAS A RECORD OF SAVING LIVES, something an imbecile like Rand Paul has never had
gracegeorge23.bsky.social6Smart move, don’t feed their unhinged conspiracies and distractions.
AMPTsuper4The Republican party controls the House, the Senate, the presidency, and per Rep Massie, SCOTUS. This smacks of that famous quote, "Have You No Decency, Sir." Recall what happened after those words were uttered? www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUy...
Chief Optimus3It’s a travesty of how Trump and the Republican Party are going after Dr. Anthony Fauci, a true American hero and patriot, who helped save millions of lives. Shame the fuck on all of them… especially when they do nothing to prosecute pedophiles
Goldstein9Fauci describing how cops operate in general. And why every day is shut the fuck up Friday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdeo...
Sue is Pissed!2Rand Paul is mentally fucked up when it comes to this great doctor!
David Barth2Is this Paul? Sen. Tommy Tuberville: Fauci Isn’t the End — “He’s a crook. Obama is a crook. All these people broke the law. Let’s put ’em in jail.”
Jay Mann2Not sure why he even showed up. Once politicians started ignoring congressional subpoenas, I think it opened the door for the rest of us. Fuck em.
Of the batch of villains in high places, it is painful to hear Senate maga excoriating a good & courageous man who has saved countless lives. When Ebola patient returned to US, it was Dr Fauci who dared to care for him. When AIDS hit hard, Dr F joined Larry Kramer to fight Thank you Dr Fauci 🙏🏽
732lighthouse.bsky.social3Dr Fauci deserves praise & applause 👏 for his decades of public service/outstanding achievements/medical competence. Tragically today’s toxic Trump-GOP wants to destroy his credibility. Reputable science experts support Dr Fauci & add Trump’s DISASTROUS decisions caused countless US deaths‼️
Linda Moniak2Remember these evil GOP members sitting in taxpayers seats come November. Rise Up Americans and VOTE!
jodem.bsky.social2It is shameful that Dr. Fauci is being put through this farce☹️
All anyone needs to know about today's disgraceful witch hunt/inquisition is: 1) Anthony Fauci is an American hero; 2) Rand Paul is an unhinged nutjob, dangerously obsessed with Fauci; 3) no Democrat should have anything to do with Rand Paul - ever, on anything. bluevirginia.us/2026/07/wedn...
Thisandthat3And tonight they will all get together for laughs and drinks. And the gum chewing blonde Kylie behind Rick Scott. Is that in purpose to make Scott look cool?
Hedy Lamarr 2BREAKING: Dr. Anthony Fauci Destroys 'Unhinged' Rand Paul To His Face At Hearing jimacosta.substack.com/p/breaking-d...
Vote The Assholes Out2Dems should use their time to comment on Epstein. No questions, just commentary
Noamar Garciachomsky 2Rand's dad was also a nazi
Tim Williams Art2"Dr." Paul? He lost his license years ago. Paul is such a fraud he started his own licensing organization so that he could retain the "Dr." title. Rand Paul is a performative clown.
silverfoxes.bsky.social1And ran Paul could be the poster child for toxic masculinity and you might as well include the rest ofthe Republican party that’s sitting up there with him! These Republicans are damaging the credibility of the United States of America sitting there lying
Charles Beaudoin💙🇨🇦🇺🇸😎7Dr Rand Paul on His Nameplate He makes More Money as a Senator in Politics than in Medical Practice as an Ophthalmologist! Wow, that's Interesting!
🐝 RiderBabe52🐝5Short version FUCK RAND PAUL FOREVER
Reality Ausetkmt4I don't give dating advice but today I'm going to tell Randy Paul his lipstick is not working for Tony fauci
Does anyone remember that 1 of the 1st things 45&Jared did was to dismantle the Pandemic Preparedness Dept/Team that Obama/Gore set up due to Ebola well over a decade+ Ago? I Do! RepubliGelicans are An Anathema to 🇺🇸’s LifeLiberty& OurPursuits Of Happiness! #DV1
ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋7What the corrupt regime is doing to Dr. Fauci is deranged and typical of an authoritarian government...
Dr. Mar4This administration seems deeply unwell. It needs a vaccine against lies, and another against the kind of cruelty that erodes truth, trust, and decency.
Claudia Hall Christian (she/her)3They sold the PPE preparation back stock to China!! That's why doctors wore plastic bags -- so Trump could cash in!
m wood1Dr Fauci is a hero!
Tammy Wants to See The Epstein Files. All of them!📎1Yep. I also remember one of the first things they did during the pandemic was hoard masks and then sell them to the highest bidder. Masks stored by the US government for emergencies.
Feklar669 SLAVA UKRAINI!!! ANDOR!1We wouldn't want to spoil a good paranoid delusion with actual FACTS now, would we?
Ricki ca5The whole Trump group is corrupt. The family, the friends, the Pedos.
60schild2Smart to not answer questions at a very stupid hearing. We have BIGGER problems Senate!
Mimi Jones2Imagine being Fauci… Being lectured about ProfessionalComportment and Responsibility by RickMFScott! 🙄 Pleeeease! #DV1