Senator Dr. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Saturday released much of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary on his webpage, “The Reading Room,” which the senator uses to display documents pertaining to the origins of COVID-19. The diary’s release comes just days before Dr. Fauci is set to appear Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which Senator Paul chairs. Over 1,100 pages of the Fauci Dairy were released, covering the period from the beginning of COVID suspicion in December of 2019, to around three years later, December 2022. In a X.com post, Sen. Paul highlighted diary entries that suggest that the mainstream origin theory of COVID, that it came from a Wuhan, China wet market, was not true.  Specifically, Paul cited an entry from January 26, 2020 in which Fauci admitted that the market was not the source of the virus:“2/9 Jan. 26, 2020. Fauci writes in his diary: ‘now we know the market was not the source, it was the amplifier.’”“That is January of 2020. The wet market was already off the table in his own private notes.”Sen. Paul also highlighted a February 1, 2020 entry in which Fauci admitted that only two of twelve scientists he had on a call that day believed that the virus was natural, and the rest believed it could have been man made:            “3/9 Feb. 1, 2020. The call that produced Proximal Origin. Twelve scientists. “Only 2 concluded it was natural. Per Fauci’s own notes, ‘the rest felt that deliberate insertion was possible.’“This was never a 50/50 room”  Paul was not the only one to comment on the diary. Independent reporters found inconsistencies between Fauci’s diary and the historical record. Matt Orfalea, an independent journalist on X, found an ABC interview Fauci did in late 2022, in which Fauci stated he had “nothing to do” with closing down schools. This conflicts with his March 15, 2020 diary entry, in which he reports that he had conversations with many officials on the subject:“I spoke with Bill de Blasio (Mayor – NYC) and convinced him based on what I was saying publicly and my conversation tonight to close the NYC schools (he had already decided based on what I was saying on TV). I went on to tell him he should close the bars and restaurants in NYC. He said that he would base this on my recommendation.“I had a similar call with Ann O’Leary, the COS of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California. Ann said that based on my TV appearances today and yesterday, the Governor has decided to close the schools in California as well as the bars and restaurants.”The diary also included many moments of Fauci reacting to all of the media attention and praise he had received. These include the reprinting of several articles, and retelling many moments of when he received praise from the president, the press, and many ordinary people.  In a May 21, 2020 entry regarding one of these moments, Fauci boasts about his popularity:“Big Front Page Article about me appeared in the Washington Post.  Very Flattering.  The situation with my national and international fame is explosive and really unimaginable. It is not hyperbole to say that today I am the most famous and talked about person in the country and one of the most recognizable person in the world.  Countless profiles on me in multiple media.”Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida commented on that remark, reflecting on how the media’s fawning coverage and Fauci’s popularity affected Fauci’s response to the virus:“Fauci was lionized by the legacy media, which made him the de facto Covid oracle. The More Fauci advocated for restrictions/lockdowns and the more he criticized states like FL and GA that spurned his edicts, the more the media would treat him as a saint.“Fauci’s increasingly hysterical approach to Covid fueled this adulatory coverage—which in turn fueled his vanity. Vicious cycle.”

Snapstream Last Friday, President Trump attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, rescheduled from the April dinner that was interrupted by a fanatical anti-Trump shooter.On Monday's Morning Joe, they naturally joined in the ongoing assault on Trump's attacks on the media.  Senior White House reporter Vaughn Hillyard used his time to insist Trump was attacking the highest “form of patriotism.”His thesis? Trump just doesn’t understand journalism:And I think Friday night, in so many ways, at the White House correspondents dinner, and it's more than an hour in which he served up a platter of evidence to back that up, that he doesn't understand the role of journalists: that journalism, in its form in the United States, is a form of patriotism.  MS NOW is digging up arguments from the Bush era: "dissent is the highest form of patriotism!" The media thinks Trump should stay silent while they spread slander and lies about his administration. Hypocritically, they think his dissent against them is "quashing patriotism." pic.twitter.com/KZtQAhqIDz— James Waterman (@jwatermaniv) July 27, 2026 Continuing with his line of argument, Hillyard claimed that any opposition towards the government was patriotic, simply by virtue of challenging authority:You're talking about resistance and dissent, whether it be from the opposition party or from members of your own party. That is a form of patriotism. It is challenging the authority that exists, the current levers of power, whether it be in Washington or at the state or at a local level. Hillyard’s statements were ironic, given that the media hates when authority is challenged if it’s authority they agree with.  Another issue with this argument is that the “resistance” that he applauded is entirely one-sided. The media is entirely gung-ho with their resistance narrative when Trump is in power, but the moment a Democrat is in power, their “dissent” dissolves.Finally, Hillyard comes to his conclusion:But instead the president tries to quash that form of patriotism. And we have seen here, now, in this moment, I think it's important to understand that the president has people that are effectively trying to do that bidding for him in very aggressive ways.You can’t teach an old dog new tricks! The liberal media is once more rolling out the old ‘dissent is highest form of patriotism’ argument, reminiscent of their attacks against President Bush all the way back in the 2000s.Hillyard argued that journalistic “resistance and dissent” were forms of patriotism, and therefore Trump’s opposition to it is anti-patriotic. The issue with his argument is this: there’s a distinct difference between holding someone accountable and attacking them at every turn regardless of the validity of the arguments.The transcript is below. Click "expand" to view.MS NOW’s Morning JoeJuly 27, 202606:50:37 a.m. Eastern(...)VAUGHN HILLYARD: Right, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, fails to see the different forms that patriotism comes in. And I think Friday night, in so many ways, at the White House correspondents dinner, and it's more than an hour in which he served up a platter of evidence to back that up, that he doesn't understand the role of journalists: that journalism, in its form in the United States, is a form of patriotism. It's a group of people that are trying to hold power accountable and try to find out information, what's happening behind the scenes of government. Then you're talking about resistance and dissent, whether it be from the opposition party or from members of your own party. That is a form of patriotism. It is challenging the authority that exists, the current levers of power, whether it be in Washington or at the state or at a local level. But instead the president tries to quash that form of patriotism. And we have seen here, now, in this moment, I think it's important to understand that the president has people that are effectively trying to do that bidding for him in very aggressive ways.And when you look at our new reporting here and the ways in which there is a cognizance among some associates of his, that in order for Republicans to win these midterm elections, they need to separate themselves from Donald Trump, why is that? It's because all of them also realize that the president of the United States is unwieldy, he is unfocused, and he is going to say whatever he wants to say. And at some point along the way, that they are the ones that could find themselves in the middle of that path and that destruction, unless they do his bidding. And that is a reality, that patriotism is in a very tough place right now, because the president of the United States is telling the masses and telling young people in America that dissent and that journalism is not a form of patriotism.MIKA BRZEZINSKI: MS NOW senior White House reporter Vaughn Hillyard and historian Jon Meacham, thank you both very much for coming on this morning.

Screenshot via Fox News/Snapstream On Saturday afternoon, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) posted a bombshell series of revelations from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s personal diary ahead of Wednesday’s blockbuster Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, which showed he not only believed the origins of COVID-19 likely emanated from the Communist Chinese lab in Wuhan, but reveled in the spotlight with liberal, elite media and expressed skepticism toward policies he demanded be enacted to shutter the country. Between Saturday night and Monday morning, ABC, CBS, and NBC made the decision to ignore the infuriating revelations on their flagship morning, evening, and Sunday political talk shows, hoping to further preserve the saintly image they helped Fauci concoct. On Monday morning, all three had time for plenty of fluff, including full reports about LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, which happened back on Friday morning.The diary entries and the upcoming hearing fetched multiple mentions on the Fox News Channel, Newsmax, Newsmax2, and NewsNation.A Media Research Center search of SnapStream closed captioning found the first mention on Sunday’s Fox & Friends: Weekend.“Well, Dr. Anthony Fauci will be back in front of lawmakers this week when he testifies before Senator Rand Paul’s committee again on the origins of COVID-19...Fauci denies all wrongdoing, including claims he directed NIH employees to destroy federal records,” co-host Griff Jenkins began ahead of an interview with COVID whistleblower Jamie Metzl.  ABC, CBS, and NBC have completely ignored the bombshell revelations from @SenRandPaul about Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries about Everything from the lab leak to fawning over his newfound fame in 2020.Here was the first mention on TV -- Sunday's 'Fox & Friends: Weekend' pic.twitter.com/WIKa5XqxmF— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 27, 2026  Since then (as of this post), Fox News has had it multiple times, starting on Monday’s Fox & Friends, America's Newsroom, Outnumbered, and America Reports.Our friends at Newsmax and Newsmax2 also had multiple segments, beginning with Sunday morning’s Sunday Report:  Our friends at Newsmax and Newsmax2 also had multiple segments, beginning with Sunday morning's 'Sunday Report'By Monday afternoon, it was on 'National Report,' 'First Edition,' and 'John Bachman Now.' pic.twitter.com/lbeab7lscj— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 27, 2026  By Monday afternoon, it appeared on other shows such as National Report, First Edition, and John Bachman Now.NewsNation also covered the diary dumps, but dedicated only two news briefs to the issue thus far, both from Sunday.Here was one of them, which aired in the 2:00 p.m. Eastern hour:  NewsNation has also been on the case, but has dedicated only two news briefs to the issue thus far, both from Sunday.Here was one of them, which aired in the 2pm Eastern hour. pic.twitter.com/d9YjVATfcy— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 27, 2026  Finally, there was this doozy from Monday's Squawk Box on CNBC with co-host Joe Kernen repeatedly pressing former Trump FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb about his friend Fauci:  Finally, there was this doozy from Monday's 'Squawk Box' on CNBC with co-host Joe Kernen repeatedly pressing former Trump FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb about his friend Fauci. pic.twitter.com/kE94uOAzLY— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 27, 2026  Most notably for NewsBusters, he admitted to dining with CNN’s Jake Tapper, and was close with other CNN hosts:  "Had dinner at my home with Jake and Jennifer Tapper. Relaxed, good time. Jake clearly believes that Trump is totally nuts" pic.twitter.com/WFPjHwlsyK— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 27, 2026 Fauci had been lying to press and claiming he hadn't talked to Biden team, but after Biden told the truth Tony confirmed it to CNN "in order not to have a contradiction." pic.twitter.com/nut9CcbcvY— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 27, 2026  Another CNN host was Dana Bash, who now hosts Inside Politics and co-hosts State of the Union. She allegedly told Fauci that Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) “trips over his own asshole”:  Which media personalities fare the worse in Fauci's diary? Some standouts. We can start w/ professional CNN journalist @DanaBashCNN emailing Fauci quotes about how "Jim Jordan trips over his own asshole trying to debate Anthony Fauci." pic.twitter.com/wz9GkoFxo3— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 26, 2026  Fauci also denounced The Blaze’s Steve Deace and Trump economic adviser Stephen Moore, but was an ally to now-View co-host and faux conservative, Alyssa Farah Griffin:  Congrats @SteveDeaceShow - you made the diary. pic.twitter.com/RwqrRKIUN3— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 27, 2026 Fauci told the White House they "need to shut up @StephenMoore."Sorry Tony there was no shutting up Steve or @Comm4Prosperity! pic.twitter.com/F6s6cQpkkF— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 27, 2026 Alyssa Farah to Fauci: "I am so sorry that fool Scott Atlas keeps attacking you. I’m even more sorry I’m not in a better position of influence to see him out the door. I’m trying to make people see he’s a disaster." pic.twitter.com/4WfwKrwdrY— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 27, 2026  Here was how the New York Post broke it down on Sunday:Dr. Anthony Fauci became increasingly fixated on his newfound fame as pandemic deaths soared, reveal the former White House COVID adviser’s newly released diary entries.As early as April 2020, when more than 60,000 people had already died of COVID in the United States, the man in charge of America’s response to the pandemic was obsessing about his recent stardom, according to journals released by Kentucky Republican Sen. and long-term Fauci critic Rand Paul.“Press still hot and heavy about me. Multiple stories per day directly or indirectly involving me,” Fauci wrote in an entry dated April 7, 2020, amid intensifying media coverage around the White House Coronavirus Task Force.On May 21, 2020, the top doc wrote that his “national and international fame is explosive and really unimaginable,” adding it was “not hyperbole” to describe his celebrity in terms of global recognition, according to the diary.On COVID's origins, Paul reported on January 26, 2020 that Fauci believed “the [Wuhan wet] market was not the source,” of COVID, but “the amplifier.” A meeting six days later with 11 other scientists showed Fauci wasn’t alone, as per his notes, 10 of the 12 believed it came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.He also lied about asymptomatic spread, insisting to then-White House official Larry Kudlow on February 12, 2020 this wasn’t possible, even though nine days prior, he had heard it was the case from the head of China’s equivalent of the CDC.----------------------------------------------------------------- To see the relevant transcripts from July 26 and 27, click here (for Fox & Friends: Weekend), here (for NewsNation), here (for Fox & Friends), and here (CNBC).

Pompous leftist Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes couldn’t stand that the world’s richest man just made her look like a complete idiot in front of cyberspace. X.com The sniveling Beddoes took to CNBC Squawk Box July 24 to kvetch over her bully Elon Musk, and how she needed to restrain her own frustration over how he's enabling the extreme right. He's unfairly scaring Americans about how mass migration is ruining Europe:BEDDOES: I said to him that he supports not just the populist right in Europe, but the far-right fringe groups that are, you know, nowhere near the mainstream, and do actually propagate not just, you know, the three characteristics, he said, but but really divisive far-right politics. I think that's undoubted. And I think many of these politicians wouldn't be anywhere without Elon Musk's support. And I asked him why. And the reason I did that is because he also propagates a kind of caricatured view of Europe, that it is some sort of hellhole overrun with Muslim immigrants, incredibly violent. And as, as you heard him say, he has said that England is heading for civil war. And I wanted to know when he was last there, because I feel very strongly that this is a profound mischaracterization of Europe and not -- it's irresponsible for someone who has 240 million followers to propagate things that are simply not true.In effect, she repeated the same ludicrous line of questioning that Musk shot down during their July 23 interview. The only difference now was that Musk wasn’t there to directly retort to her in front of a national audience. Talk about lame..@TheEconomist Editor-In-Chief @zannymb on her wide-ranging interview with @elonmusk:"It's irresponsible for someone who has 240 million followers to propagate things that are simply not true." https://t.co/uN9YV1zYp0 pic.twitter.com/1xzM2yHK32— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) July 24, 2026Musk’s implication that Europe is becoming more dangerous is not a caricature. In fact, the European Travel Information and Authorization System reported in April that not only is one out of four Germans now an immigrant, but “new police data shows that foreign nationals appear more often in violent crime reports.” Following the number of residents with a migrant background skyrocketing 67 percent, non-German nationals make up about half of all violent crime suspects “[i]n states like Bavaria, Berlin, and Baden-Württemberg,” ETIAS continued. In fact, even as early as 2018, the liberal BBC itself reported the following, “Germany: Migrants 'may have fuelled violent crime rise,'” based on government data released at the time.In 2024, Uppsala University Professor of East European Studies Stefan Hedlund wrote in an op-ed that Sweden was facing a “national crisis” because of its failure to “successfully integrate record numbers of immigrants.” Hedlund’s analysis further grounded Musk’s disillusionment with the European experiment in mass migration:“Sweden has transitioned from being a model of inspiration to becoming a warning example. As gangland violence is spreading across borders, its Scandinavian neighbors experience growing fears of ending up in what is known in Denmark as the ‘Swedish condition.’”These aren’t anomalies. It’s the natural correlation reasonable people make when their government leaders throw open their borders to mass migration because of political expediency and then bad things follow.Here’s another fact for Beddoes: Her follow-up fulminations about the "far-right fringe" proved Musk was spot-on when he stated to her face that “the media is despised … So the shoe is on the other foot. They hate you! They hate you far more than they hate me.” Data reported by the BBC in June found that global trust in the media fell to a record low of 37 percent.

Media Research Center President David Bozell joined The National News Desk Monday morning to discuss a recent MRC Special Report on Apple and Google News bias. The MRC found that these outlets hid at least 104 stories about Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s corruption from the Top 20 spots on their morning news feeds.Bozell indicated that this shielding of El-Sayed from the spotlight is significant, stating: These entities are at the point of entry on the devices we check 200 times a day. If you have an iPhone, you've got Apple News preloaded. If you have an Android, you've got Google News preloaded. And if you're on a desktop computer, you've got MSN preloaded. Each of the aforementioned shielded stories should have harmed El-Sayed’s campaign. They mentioned his misleading claim of being a physician, his antisemitic campaign worker, and other flagrant instances of deceit and corruption. The deck is stacked: the biggest news aggregators exclusively spotlight left-leaning stories and protect favored candidates on the left. It’s an undeniable pattern.Apple News and Google News are protecting Abdul El-Sayed from negative headlines — just like they did for Graham Platner. @DavidBozell @TND pic.twitter.com/tg3WPSm3Fh— Media Research Center (@theMRC) July 27, 2026As Bozell explained, audiences have veered away from consuming left-wing propaganda from outlets like CNN, NPR, and The New York Times. However, they are continually force-fed stories from those very same outlets through by leftist news aggregators. Bozell notes that every morning, the MRC records the Top 20 news headlines from the home tabs of Apple News, Google News, and Microsoft's MSN; the results prove that 70–75% of that news is left-leaning. .@DavidBozell tells Apple and Google News how to fix their bias and provide balanced news coverage on @TND pic.twitter.com/KZxWQCcW8C— Media Research Center (@theMRC) July 27, 2026To resolve their glaring news imbalance, these aggregators must begin sourcing stories from the “emerging center and right-wing digital news ecosystem,” Bozell states. View the entire segment here: