美国国立卫生研究院科学家Anthony Fauci的个人日记被共和党参议员Rand Paul公开[1]。日记包含超过1000页疫情最严峻月份的记录[1]，其中记录了Fauci对特朗普总统言论的真实看法，以及他在疫情应对中获得的媒体关注。
根据公开的日记内容，Fauci在与特朗普的多次互动中感到不适。2020年3月27日，Fauci记录称这次新闻发布会"非常费力"，特朗普"漫无边际地讲话"[1]。次日的记录更为详细，他将与特朗普的互动描述为"令人不安的漫无边际的讨论，因为他一直在谈论电视收视率、羟氯喹、流感和几乎所有其他东西"[1]。到了2020年11月1日，特朗普在空军一号上致电Fauci，表示"Tony，我真的很喜欢你......但你在做什么？你不断地轰炸我"[1]。然而，Fauci也记录了积极的互动，包括2020年6月2日与特朗普进行的一次关于疫苗的会议[1]。
日记同时反映了Fauci对自己在疫情应对中日益提升的公众形象的态度。2020年3月10日，Fauci写道"不管怎样，我正在成为国际名人"[1]，并记录了来自Trevor Noah、Steph Curry等名人的互动邀请[1]。然而随之而来的是安全威胁。2020年3月27日，Fauci记录"安全问题——'暗网'上针对我、Chris和女孩的威胁"[1]。到了2021年6月，他仍在记录"对我的恶毒攻击仍在继续"[1]。
Fauci于2022年末卸任[1]。Rand Paul长期以来声称Fauci帮助掩盖冠状病毒从实验室泄露的可能性，而Fauci对此持否认态度[1]。
A personal diary belonging to Anthony Fauci, a scientist at the National Institutes of Health, has been made public by Republican Senator Rand Paul, offering an intimate glimpse into Fauci's perspective on his interactions with former President Trump during the pandemic response.[1] The leaked diary, containing over 1,000 pages of entries from the most severe months of the COVID-19 crisis, documents Fauci's frustration with what he characterized as Trump's rambling statements during pandemic briefings, alongside his acknowledgment of the celebrity status he gained as a central figure in the government's coronavirus response.[1]
The diary entries span the early stages of the pandemic through late 2020, revealing candid observations about presidential meetings. During a Situation Room meeting on January 29, 2020, Trump told Fauci: "Anthony, you're really a celebrity. My good friend Lou Dobbs told me you're one of the smartest, most knowledgeable and outstanding people he knows."[1] However, Fauci's tone grew critical in subsequent months. Following a March 27, 2020 press briefing, he recorded: "Very laborious press conference, POTUS rambling on endlessly," and described a March 28 interaction as "a disturbing rambling discussion" in which Trump discussed television ratings, hydroxychloroquine, influenza, and various other topics.[1] By November 1, 2020, Trump called Fauci aboard Air Force One, saying, "Tony, I really like you... but what are you doing? You keep bombing me," while Fauci noted on November 10 that Trump remained convinced Republicans had won the election, describing it as a "complete parallel universe."[1]
Fauci's diary also documents his awareness of his rising prominence, writing on March 10, 2020: "Anyway, I'm becoming an international celebrity."[1] He recorded receiving interaction requests from celebrities including Trevor Noah and Steph Curry.[1] Alongside this recognition came threats; an entry from March 27, 2020 noted "security issues—threats on the dark web" targeting himself, Chris, and his daughters, with Fauci writing in June 2021 that "vicious attacks" against him continued.[1] Fauci stepped down from his role in late 2022 and is scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, where Paul has long maintained that Fauci helped conceal the possibility of a laboratory leak of coronavirus—allegations Fauci has denied.[1]