What Obama really told Fauci about Trump behind closed doors

WorldPolitics
31 Jul 2026 • 11:15 PM MYT
The Independent
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What Obama really told Fauci about Trump behind closed doors

  • Barack Obama privately criticized Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to newly released diary entries by Dr. Anthony Fauci.
  • Obama reportedly called Donald Trump Jr. 'A f****** moron' and Donald Trump 'a hopeless idiot who was a pathologic liar,' apologizing for his crude language.
  • The criticism stemmed from Donald Trump Jr. selling merchandise with the slogan 'Fauci Kills Puppies,' referencing accusations about NIAID-funded research involving beagles.
  • Obama also expressed frustration to Fauci that moderate Republicans were not publicly defending him against what he viewed as slanderous accusations.
  • Fauci's diaries, spanning 2019 to 2022 and released by Senator Rand Paul, also detail his increasingly strained relationship with Donald Trump, whom he once described as an 'obnoxious adolescent'.

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