Senator Paul releases Fauci diary: Trump called 'obnoxious adolescent'

Published Jul 28, 05:56 PM UTC

Republican Senator Rand Paul released over 1,000 pages from Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary, covering December 2019 to December 2022, as part of an investigation into Covid-19 origins. The diary shows Fauci initially had a positive relationship with President Trump, who praised him in January 2020. However, Fauci's entries document growing frustration as Trump mishandled the pandemic, including complaints about Trump's press conference diatribes, misunderstanding of testing, and a profanity-laced phone call in November 2020. By March 2021, Fauci described Trump as an 'obnoxious adolescent.' The diary contains no 'smoking gun' on Covid origins but provides an inside view of pandemic decision-making. The article concludes that Fauci was trying to do his job amid an obstinate president, contrary to Republican conspiracy theories.