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Megyn Kelly Claims Anthony Fauci’s Diary Entries Show His Behind-the Scenes Ties With CNN Reporters
Megyn Kelly accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of contradicting his own public statements after discussing diary entries released by Sen. Rand Paul‘s office that she said show him taking credit for helping close New York City schools during the Covid pandemic.
During the Monday, July 27, episode of her eponymous YouTube show, Kelly, 55, referenced a 2023 interview Fauci, 85, did with The New York Times where he said, “Show me a school that I shut down. Never. Never.”
The former Fox News reporter then pointed to what she described as diary entries released ahead of a Senate hearing later this week, including one in which Fauci allegedly wrote that he spoke with then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and “convinced him … to close the New York City schools.”
“Then he has the nerve in 2023 to The New York Times, ‘Show me a school that I shut down. Never. I never did,'” Kelly said. “If his lips are moving, he’s lying.”
She later turned to more diary entries that she said documented Fauci’s behind-the-scenes relationships with prominent journalists, including CNN anchors Dana Bash and Jake Tapper.
According to Kelly, one entry claimed Bash texted Fauci after his contentious exchange with Rep. Jim Jordan during a 2021 congressional hearing, writing, “I just watched the whole Jordan thing again. You’re a better man than I.”
The conservative commentator also highlighted an entry in which Fauci allegedly described having dinner at Tapper’s home.
“Had dinner over at Jake Tapper and Jen Tapper‘s home in DC. Terrific couple. Friendship building,” the immunologist wrote, per Kelly.
In another one of the entries, Fauci allegedly suggested questions for Tapper to ask another health official during a CNN interview.
Kelly quoted an entry where Fauci allegedly wrote, “I gave Jake some questions to ask him,” before claiming Tapper later texted him about Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
The former Fox News anchor argued the entries suggested an overly close relationship between Fauci and journalists who covered the pandemic, saying it was “stomach-turning” that a federal official was allegedly advising a reporter on what questions to ask in an interview.
