Fauci diary entries: 'Press is going wild with me'

A bombshell revelation has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic's most tumultuous moments, as diary entries from former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci have been made public. The nearly 1,000 pages of documents, published by Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), offer a rare glimpse into Fauci's inner workings and personal thoughts during the height of the pandemic. According to the entries, Fauci initially found the intense media scrutiny surrounding him to be "flattering," but it remains to be seen what other insights these diary entries will provide into the pandemic's response and the high-stakes decision-making that took place behind closed doors. As the world continues to navigate the ongoing pandemic and its aftermath, Fauci's private musings are set to spark a new wave of debate and scrutiny.

Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci was keenly aware of the media's interest in him early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, and considered some of the attention "flattering," according to diary entries released by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Over the weekend, Paul published more than a thousand pages of Fauci's diary entries as...