Fauci was portrayed, starting in early 2020, as an objective, brilliant, virtually infallible God-like figure.He was the voice of opposition to President Donald Trump, a clear-eyed force of evidence-driven policy, contrasting with the evil Trump who didn't "listen to the science."That's not an exaggeration; there were Christmas tree ornaments made up of Fauci dressed as a Pope, shrines put up in people's houses, and he was given a parade of endless, relentlessly glowing media appearances from his fawning, adoring fans.
Fans like CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.FAUCI'S NEWLY RELEASED COVID DIARIES REVEAL BIZARRE FIXATION ON FAME AS PANDEMIC DEATHS MOUNTEDFor most critics, it was clear almost immediately that these portrayals and friendly media appearances were the exact opposite of reality.Fauci was a narcissist.
Someone who enjoyed the attention, power, and influence he now unexpectedly wielded.He was unimaginably arrogant, unwilling to listen to new evidence if it contradicted what he wanted to believe.
And someone who bought into himself as that virtually infallible, God-like figure.Well, Sen.Rand Paul over the weekend released a series of diary entries, emails, and inside information from Fauci himself and it turns out that the critics were more right than they could have ever imagined.WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci prepares to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 04, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Senators questioned Fauci and other witnesses about the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children between 5 and 11 years old this week.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Getty Images)There are so many humiliating, embarrassing, discrediting revelations from the emails and diary entries that many are still compilin...