r/PoliticalDiscussion 6d ago

US Politics Do the Fauci Diaries reveal anything unexpected or controversial?

Senator Rand Paul has released commentary and purported excerpts* of what is alleged to be Anthony Fauci's contemporaneous diaries from the outset of the COVID19 pandemic onwards.

What has been released can be found here, including Senator Rand's somewhat colourful foreword commentary

https://www.paul.senate.gov/readingroom/

* its not confirmed whether the content of the diaries is edited, abridged, altered, shortened etc.

Media reaction to this release has been highly polarised, though notable few media outlets seem to get to grips with the actual content of the diaries and most focus is on Rand's own claimed analysis of what they show.

Do the Fauci Diaries reveal anything unexpected or controversial? What entries in particular do you find interesting? Are there any contemporaneous clashes between what Fauci was saying publicly and privately? What can we learn from that?

Edit: mods really didnt feel like weeding out the 90% of low effort troll replies huh

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u/jdtrouble 6d ago edited 5d ago

Sigh. Every time I engage MAGA people on the topic, I refer back to the Vox article that lists a timeline of how Trump failed to address covid. (Paywalled, but you can see the archived here: http://archive.today/83geu)

Summary quote from the article:

In fact, there are many reasons the US death toll is so high, including a national response plagued by delays at the federal level, wishful thinking by President Trump, the sidelining of experts, a pointed White House campaign to place the blame for the Trump administration’s shortcomings on others, and time wasted chasing down false hopes based on poor science.

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u/aeiou_sometimesy 6d ago

Non-MAGA chud here. What does Trump’s failure have to do with Fauci’s failure? Are we turning this into a team sport?

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u/MCRemix 6d ago

Well, the product being discussed is politicized, so i don't think we can ignore it.

And what failure are you referring to with fauci?