For release: 07/30/26
The Fauci diary
By Cal Thomas
Tribune Content Agency
We are born with an ego – from a baby’s first cry to our death. Most can control their ego, protecting themselves and others from harm. Some give it free reign, causing the fallout to be substantial.
History is full of people who let their ego get the best of them. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who rose to international fame during the Covid-19 pandemic, fed his ego, causing great harm to others.
Thanks to Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul, we can now read the diary Dr. Fauci compiled during that stressful and deadly period.
Through more than 1,000 pages, Dr. Fauci, who then headed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, reveals a high regard for himself. Recall he once said, “I represent science. I am science.” That testimony of self-importance is also reflected in his claim to be an “international celebrity.” He loved having his picture taken with celebrities, like Barbra Streisand. He claimed to have appeared before Congress more than anyone else. He said his favorite TV show was the one hosted by Rachael Maddow on the left-wing MSNBC (rebranded MS NOW).
What stressed so many during the pandemic were the contradictory statements from Dr. Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We were first told that masks would keep us safe, but then they wouldn’t. Getting vaccinated would prevent everyone from getting the virus, but it didn’t. President Biden was vaccinated before cameras in hopes of encouraging everyone to get the shot.
My wife and I got in line behind dozens of cars to get vaccinated … three times, including a booster. The first time we stayed in the car, rolled down our windows, and National Guardsmen administered the Pfizer drug. Some months later, I tested positive for Covid, but quickly took Paxlovid and the symptoms went away.
In retrospect we have seen the error of many shutdowns, from schools (many students fell behind and have yet to fully catch up), to churches. People were arrested for attending church and for being part of other public gatherings. We can now conclude much of this was unnecessary. Dr. Fauci said he never advocated for shutdowns, but videos show him saying the opposite to then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and others.
Dr. Fauci and the CDC contradicted themselves, leading to a credibility crisis for both. Meanwhile, he was photographed relaxing without a mask in a backyard chair for the cover of InStyle magazine.
Dr. Fauci repeatedly said the scientific evidence strongly pointed to a natural, zoonotic spillover where the virus jumped from an animal to humans. However, his diary reveals he privately jotted down that a Wuhan market served as an “amplifier” rather than the original source. In congressional testimony he said he always kept an open mind toward a lab leak and claimed the origin of Covid was likely from an animal, though we were never sure of what kind. He also claimed the laboratory in Wuhan, China, may have been the source of the virus due to “game of function” research which allegedly produced the virus that escaped and threatened the world.
Before leaving office, President Biden pardoned Dr. Fauci, raising the question “for what?” Pardons are usually given to people after they have been convicted of a crime. Biden’s pardon of Dr. Fauci appears to have been for the purpose of protecting him from the incoming president, Donald Trump.
Anyone who strokes his own ego might recall the song lyric: “Fame, if you win it, comes and goes in a minute.” Fame rarely benefits an egotist.
Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com. Look for Cal Thomas’ latest book “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America” (HumanixBooks).
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Dear Mr. Thomas:
The most egregious of Fauci’s crimes is one that few people mention or are aware of.
And that is that during the “pre-vaccine “ period of COVID19 Fauci persuaded the entire US medical industry not to treat covid patients. Fauci did that because he knew that the future vaccine could only be authorized under the required “emergency” status if there was no “available alternative” treatment. Doctors under our giant medical corporate umbrella, which Fauci controlled through billions of dollars in grants, were told to send the Covid infected patients home without treatment and to later admit them to hospitals when they had difficulty breathing.
We now know that early use of strong antibiotics and anti-inflammatories worked well against Covid and some doctors outside Fauci’s corporate umbrella had saved many patients lives in this way in 2020 before the vaccine was available. Of course, Fauci and his minions viciously attacked anyone who claimed successful treatment during the pre-vaccine period and his strategy caused hundreds of thousands of people to die with no treatment in order to obtain the emergency authorization for Fauci’s shot.
As I read what I have written above, it strikes me that this information would be quickly attacked by the Left as just another conspiracy theory. But, I can assure you that this information was collected personally by me over many months from publicly available interviews and articles from diverse and highly credible sources and this is a story that should be told of hubris and greed that is a lesson to all of us.
May God bless you and your family.
Thanks for this. Much appreciated. We haven’t heard the last of it.