Trump Says He’s ‘Never Been a Big Fan’ of Fauci After Doc’s Congressional Grilling

President Donald Trump didn’t seem too impressed with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Fifth Amendment-filled testimony before Congress.

The president was asked for his take on the doc’s much-publicized Senate hearing while taking questions during a Wednesday news conference at the White House.

“Why do you think Dr. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment so many times today when he has a pardon?” a reporter asked. “And what was stopping him just giving an honest testimony?”

“Well look, I’ve never been a big fan of Fauci,” Trump said. “Why he did that was very simple — his lawyer told him to.”

Trump continued, “I don’t know if he would’ve been better off not doing it. There were a lot of questions I guess he could’ve answered, and some maybe he didn’t feel comfortable in answering. But [his] lawyer told him to do that.”

The president’s answer followed Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times earlier in the day.

Fauci refused to answer questions ranging from whether Bill Gates partnered with China’s communist government on “sensitive research” to what color tie he was wearing.

He accused Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) of holding the hearing — which was focused on Fauci’s role in leading the government’s response to Covid-19 — because Paul had an “unhinged obsession” with him. Fauci then invoked the Fifth Amendment for the first time about 30 seconds later.

Fauci ripped the lawmaker a few days after Paul published his diary from the pandemic.

The diary showed Fauci was fixated on media coverage, often jotting down notes on press interviews and private conversations he had alongside stats on the rising death toll. Fauci’s diary also revealed his close ties to several prominent journalists, including the doctor writing about a “relaxed” dinner with CNN star Jake Tapper — a week after Fauci told Americans to “sacrifice” Thanksgiving.

Fauci wrote after his October 2020 supper with Tapper the anchor “clearly believes that Trump is totally nuts.”

Watch above via Fox News.

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