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Aug 1, 2026 · 4:11 AM

Politics & Government

Fauci wrote in his diary that Trump had 'no interest' in the COVID-19 pandemic and was embarrassing the US.

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Multiple news and fact-checking outlets report that Anthony Fauci’s publicly released pandemic-era diary includes a November 16, 2020 entry stating that President Trump had “no interest at all in the Pandemic,” was focused on blocking Biden from becoming president, and was “embarrassing the USA,” and Fauci has confirmed the diary’s authenticity in Senate testimony.[1][2]

Sources

Fauci said in diary that Trump had 'no interest' in COVID-19 pandemic, was embarrassing US

snopes.com

Anthony Fauci’s Covid-Era Diaries Paint a Hilariously Grim Portrait of Our President’s Incompetence

esquire.com

Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal

theguardian.com

4 takeaways from Fauci's journals ahead of his Senate testimony

abcnews.com

washingtonpost.com

Fauci diary revelations: COVID orgins, Trump and fame

usatoday.com

npr.org

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