Fauci diary entries show criticism of Trump, Ebola vaccine
Newly released private writings from 2015-2019 detail concerns about a border wall and Ebola vaccine efficacy.
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What this story says
- Newly released diary entries from former NIH official Anthony Fauci, covering 2015-2019, have been made public by Senator Rand Paul.
- One entry from January 2019 shows Fauci writing that President Trump 'Should be impeached' over his insistence on funding for the border wall.
- Fauci also privately wrote of 'multiple flaws' in the design and data analysis of an Ebola vaccine candidate, despite the WHO declaring it up to 100% effective.
- The entries suggest Fauci was concerned about public perception and potential conflict between HHS and WHO regarding the Ebola vaccine data.
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Newly available private diary entries from former National Institutes of Health official Anthony Fauci, covering the years 2015 to 2019, have been released by Senator Rand Paul. The writings offer a private perspective on his views of then-President Donald Trump and his assessment of an Ebola vaccine candidate.
In an entry dated January 2019, Fauci wrote that Trump "Should be impeached" due to his insistence on funding for the border wall. Fauci also noted that Democrats were concerned this stance would galvanize Trump's base. This entry was made about a year before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The diary entries also detail Fauci's private assessment of an Ebola vaccine. While the World Health Organization declared in July 2015 that the vaccine had demonstrated "up to 100% efficacy in individuals," Fauci privately wrote of "multiple flaws in the design and the analysis of the data" supporting the candidate. He described the study design as "terribly flawed" and stated that the data, "strictly speaking, are not statistically significant."
Fauci also expressed concern about how to handle the messaging around the Ebola vaccine. He wrote, "We cannot criticize the study since that is exactly what the press is looking for and that will create tension between HHS and WHO." He noted that HHS was "too stupid to realize that."
Disagreement on vaccine efficacy assessment
The World Health Organization declared its Ebola vaccine had demonstrated "up to 100% efficacy in individuals" in July 2015. However, Anthony Fauci privately wrote that "The data, strictly speaking, are not statistically significant" for the vaccine. He also privately wrote of "multiple flaws in the design and the analysis of the data" supporting the candidate.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention the documents released by Paul's committee in September showing that in the spring of 2016, the U.S. military discovered that vaccinated primates exposed to aerosolized Ebola showed lung injury that unvaccinated primates did not. Nor do they mention the earlier study that uncovered the same worrying vaccine-induced lung injury in a vaccine made by Profectus, or refer to Crucell, now Janssen, the drug arm of Johnson & Johnson, which codeveloped an Ebola vaccine with Fauci’s institute.
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- The right-rated reports focused on two main areas from the diary entries: Fauci's private criticism of Donald Trump and his assessment of an Ebola vaccine. WND and The Daily Caller, which provided full reports, highlighted Fauci's January 2019 entry stating Trump "Should be impeached" over the border wall. Both outlets also detailed Fauci's private concerns about the Ebola vaccine's study design and data, contrasting it with the WHO's public declaration of high efficacy. The Daily Caller noted Fauci's concern about creating tension between HHS and WHO if the study's flaws were publicised. The digests from Tennessee Star, news-pravda.com, and Bizpac Review also led with these two themes, summarising Fauci's critical remarks about Trump and his doubts regarding the Ebola vaccine's statistical significance and study design.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Fauci diary entries show criticism of Trump, Ebola vaccine?
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- Is Fauci diary entries show criticism of Trump, Ebola vaccine left or right?
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- Which side is not reporting Fauci diary entries show criticism of Trump, Ebola vaccine?
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- Which outlets covered Fauci diary entries show criticism of Trump, Ebola vaccine?
- 6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What do the newly released Fauci diary entries reveal about Donald Trump?
- An entry from January 2019 shows Anthony Fauci writing that President Trump "Should be impeached" over his insistence on funding for the border wall. Fauci also noted that Democrats were concerned this stance would galvanize Trump's base.
- What did Fauci privately write about an Ebola vaccine?
- Fauci privately wrote of "multiple flaws in the design and the analysis of the data" supporting an Ebola vaccine candidate, describing the study design as "terribly flawed" and stating the data were not statistically significant.
- When do the released diary entries date from?
- The newly available diary entries from former National Institutes of Health official Anthony Fauci cover the years 2015 to 2019. They were released by Senator Rand Paul.
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6- Fauci Wanted Trump Impeached over Border Wall, Misled Public About Ebola Vaccine, Diary Entries Reveal (opens Tennessee Star in a new tab)
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- Sen. Rand Paul released additional pages from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s 2015–2019 diary Wednesday, revealing disparaging private remarks about President Trump, including a January 2019 entry in which Fauci wrote that Trump “Should .. (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
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- Fauci wanted Trump impeached over border wall, misled public about Ebola vaccine, diary entries reveal (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
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- ‘Should be impeached’: Latest Fauci diary revelations show animosity toward Trump * WorldNetDaily * by Emily Kopp, Daily Caller News Foundation (opens WND in a new tab)
- Fauci Wanted Trump Impeached Over Border Wall, Misled Public About Ebola Vaccine, Diary Entries Reveal (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
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- Fauci wanted Trump impeached over border wall, misled public about Ebola vaccine, diary entries reveal - The Daily Bo Snerdley (opens thedailybs.com in a new tab)
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