{"id":22432,"date":"2026-07-30T22:12:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22432"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:12:44","slug":"fury-erupts-over-covid-lockdown-policies-after-fauci-pleads-the-fifth-111-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22432","title":{"rendered":"Fury erupts over COVID lockdown policies after Fauci pleads the Fifth 111 times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6402467270112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Cruz: Fauci&#8217;s diary reveals COVID lies, COVER-UP<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Senator Ted Cruz alleges Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly lied to Congress and the public, evidenced by private diaries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Cruz claims Fauci knew the virus did not originate in a wet market and was covering his involvement in gain-of-function research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Conservatives aren&#8217;t willing to forgive and forget the COVID-19 lockdowns \u2014 a fact made clear online as fury erupted during and after <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952797\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/anthony-fauci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Anthony Fauci&#8217;s<\/a> appearance before Congress on Wednesday where he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Those who opposed the lockdowns, which Fauci bragged about helping implement in his now-infamous diary but extensively denied implementing publicly, had a field day online recalling the policies pushed by the one-time White House health advisor.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Reminder how how insane the world was in 2021,&#8221; Dr. Mollie James, a trauma surgeon and internet personality, said on X. She was commenting on a video of professional golfer Jon Rahm, who was <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952798\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/31573312\/jon-rahm-forced-withdraw-memorial-tournament-6-shot-lead-positive-covid-19-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">forced to withdraw<\/a> from a PGA Tour event while holding a six stroke lead because he tested positive for the virus while he was on the golf course.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The winner of that tournament earned north of $1.6 million.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/343\/192\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/686\/384\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/672\/378\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1344\/756\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/931\/523\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1862\/1046\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/720\/405\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1440\/810\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1200\/675\/iStock-1217871737.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A black man wearing protective mask man crossing 6th Avenue of Americas in Midtown Manhattan deserted because of the city lockdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>New York, NY, USA &#8211; April 6, 2020: A man wearing protective mask crosses 6th Avenue of Americas in Midtown Manhattan deserted because of the city lockdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic. (iStock)<\/span> <!----><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952799\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fauci-privately-took-credit-covid-19-lockdowns-despite-public-denial-newly-exposed-diary-entries-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FAUCI PRIVATELY TOOK CREDIT FOR COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS DESPITE PUBLIC DENIAL, NEWLY EXPOSED DIARY ENTRIES REVEAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Never forget that California arrested a man for paddleboarding alone to keep him safe from COVID,&#8221; recalled conservative activist Alex Lorusso, who goes by @alx on X. &#8220;Most retarded time period in human history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Malibu paddleboarder, who was alone on the water, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952800\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/losangeles\/news\/paddleboarder-arrested-in-malibu-for-refusing-to-exit-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">was arrested<\/a> on a misdemeanor charge of disobeying a lifeguard after allegedly violating Los Angeles&#8217; lockdown orders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Dr. Fauci isn&#8217;t the only guilty one,&#8221; Rep. Lance Gooden, D-Texas, said on X. &#8220;Democrats went as far as filling outdoor skate parks with sand to enforce their draconian COVID-19 lockdowns. Americans should never forget what they did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Along with the post, he added a viral video showing a backhoe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/e5bqxR9qCpQ?reload=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">shoveling sand<\/a> into a Venice Beach skate park.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/anthony-fauci-senate-hearing-fifth-amendment.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Anthony Fauci listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former NIH Director Anthony Fauci listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on July 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Fauci declined to answer questions, asserting his Fifth Amendment right.<\/span> <span>(Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952802\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-analysis\/legacy-media-covers-anthony-fauci-diary-criticizing-donald-trump-instead-faucis-dishonesty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEGACY MEDIA COVERS ANTHONY FAUCI DIARY BY CRITICIZING DONALD TRUMP INSTEAD OF FAUCI&#8217;S DISHONESTY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kelly McCarty, a very outspoken critic of lockdowns and mRNA vaccines, posted a video of Ohio mother Alecia Ketts <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952803\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtap.com\/2020\/09\/24\/woman-refuses-to-wear-mask-is-tased-at-football-game-in-logan-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">being tased and arrested<\/a> by a school resource officer after refusing to wear a mask while watching a football game outside.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Ketts was with her children at the time. She later pleaded no contest to a trespassing charge.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, referenced Ketts during his <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952804\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-5-moments-from-faucis-hearing-paul-boots-lawyer-moreno-erupts-contempt-vote-looms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wednesday grilling of Fauci<\/a>, who was ordered to appear before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Moreno attributed his run for Senate to COVID-era government restrictions.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/343\/192\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/686\/384\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/672\/378\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1344\/756\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/931\/523\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1862\/1046\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1200\/675\/COVID-19-Mask-Storefront.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sign in New York state says mask required for entry in 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A person passes a storefront with a sign posted that masks are required on Oak Street in Copiague, New York on May 18, 2022.<\/span> <span>(Steve Pfost\/Newsday RM via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952805\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-5-moments-from-faucis-hearing-paul-boots-lawyer-moreno-erupts-contempt-vote-looms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM FAUCI&#8217;S HEARING: PAUL BOOTS LAWYER, MORENO ERUPTS AS CONTEMPT VOTE LOOMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During the Senate hearing, Fauci <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952806\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/sen-rand-paul-questions-whether-faucis-invoking-fifth-amendment-valid-after-biden-pardon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pleaded the Fifth 111 times<\/a>. He refused to answer a single question posed by the senators, including what day of the week it was and what color tie he was wearing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Podcast host Alex Lace noted to his nearly 58,000 X followers the time when high school track runners were <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952807\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/covid-mask-policy-nhiaa-pembroke-academy-track-bradley-keyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">forced to wear masks<\/a> during meets.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I s&#8212; you not. During COVID they forced high school track teams to run outdoors\u2026 in masks,&#8221; he said, later adding, &#8220;Never forget what they did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/343\/192\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/686\/384\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/672\/378\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1344\/756\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/931\/523\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1862\/1046\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/720\/405\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1440\/810\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1200\/675\/2020-04-22T000000Z_494136950_RC2U9G9LKY8A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-PROTEST.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Protest in New York over COVID-19 lockdowns\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Demonstrators take part in Operation Grid-Lock to Re-Open New York to protest against lockdown measures in the wake, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS\/Bryan R Smith<\/span> <span>(REUTERS\/Bryan R Smith)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Popular X user Chaya Raichik, who runs the LibsOfTikTok account also posted an image of news headlines detailing politicians and public figures who broke their own lockdown rules.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Examples include Democrat Michigan Gov. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952809\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/gretchen-whitmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952810\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/05\/23\/exclusive-photo-gretchen-whitmer-violates-own-coronavirus-orders-at-dive-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">apparently bucking her own rules<\/a> to party at a dive bar; Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952811\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/california\/story\/2020\/11\/13\/newsom-faces-backlash-after-attending-french-laundry-dinner-party-1336419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">attending a party<\/a> at swanky Napa Valley restaurant French Laundry while his own lockdown orders lingered; and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1952810\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/05\/23\/exclusive-photo-gretchen-whitmer-violates-own-coronavirus-orders-at-dive-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">officiating an indoor wedding<\/a> without a mask mere hours after issuing an indoor mask order.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It\u2019s insane that any of these people were ever taken seriously again after this,&#8221; post was captioned.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Peter D&#8217;Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruz: Fauci&#8217;s diary reveals COVID lies, COVER-UP Senator Ted Cruz alleges Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly lied to Congress and the public, evidenced by private diaries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Cruz claims Fauci knew the virus did not originate in a wet market and was covering his involvement in gain-of-function research. 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