Rand Paul (R-KY) said during his fiery opening statement at the start of the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) chief’s testimony.
Washington Times Trump says he warned Biden about Fauci, was ignored https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/29/trump-says-warned-biden-fauci-ignored/ 2026-07-29T14:12:00.000Z President Trump on Wednesday said he sent a warning early in former President Biden’s term about Dr.
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Fauci appeared before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Chairman Paul kicked off the event with an opening statement, laying out Fauci’s history of denial, including the contradictions revealed in his personal diary. “Hours later, your assistant reported that the Wuhan experiments had indeed been reviewed and approved by the NIH.” Paul provided more details on Fauci’s role in funding gain-of-function research, noting that Fauci — to this day — has still refused to take responsibility.
You can’t have it both ways,” Paul said, adding that Fauci’s “conduct concerning federal records raises further questions.” “It is a crime to destroy federal records. Trump posted, “Many more people died of Covid under the Biden Administration than under the Trump Administration. ’Operation Warp Speed’ was a SPECTACULAR SUCCESS, in fact, many say, one of the most successful things ever done by an American President.
Trump also wrote that he said from the start that the virus came from the Wuhan Laboratory in China, but that Dr.
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In early 2020, your handpicked virologist warned that the virus appeared to have been manipulated in the lab. Yet our investigation reveals your assistant diligently reported that she deleted tons of emails in 2024,” he said, reminding Fauci he is appearing before the committee, compelled by subpoena. Fauci “strongly disagreed, always trying to protect China.” The president added, “I inherited Fauci, who was there since the 1980s, but with each passing day, relied less and less on him. “Fauci was largely taken out of play, and then along came Sleepy Joe Biden, who made Fauci a ’King!’” Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.
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That same week, you led an urgent effort to determine whether your own agency had funded the research related to these experiments that were now under suspicion,” he said. Notably, Fauci said in his opening statement that he will refuse to answer questions, invoking the Fifth Amendment. “I called Biden to tell him Fauci was no good, either didn’t have a clue, or was dishonest,” Mr.
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The decision to fund dangerous gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, will likely go down in history as perhaps one of the worst public health decisions.” Paul expressed hope that Fauci would come clean and apologize to the American people for funding dangerous research in Wuhan, China.
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