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Watch: Sen. Rand Paul blasts Fauci, demands apology at hearing on COVID-19 origins

Name: Watch: Sen. Rand Paul blasts Fauci, demands apology at hearing on COVID-19 origins
Uploaded: 2026-07-29T08:32:00-0400
Duration: 12 min 35 s
Description: Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky opened a key panel hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic by demanding an apology from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top infectious disease expert for the federal government. Paul and Fauci have sparred for years, publicly accusing each other of lying.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky opened a key panel hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic by demanding an apology from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top infectious disease expert for the federal government. Paul and Fauci have sparred for years, publicly accusing each other of lying.