Dr. Anthony Fauci’s fall from grace is now the cautionary tale that many of us have been telling since early 2020. It starts with entrusting broad powers to a single person who, in this case, called himself "the science" while actually disavowing it, and with the well-being of the American public, to increase his own wealth and power.
It is estimated that Fauci's net worth exceeds $12.5 million. His diaries, released to the public two weeks ago, boast of appearing on magazine covers, attending A-list parties, being fawned over by the media, and having donuts named after him. They also claim he’s the reason governors locked down their states. What a towering image.
Fauci's diaries show that he was the main force behind cultivating that image. The roots go back more than 40 years, when he became head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
But no more. In last week’s hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, it all came crumbling down in full public view.
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