Fauci caught on hot mic calling senator a "moron" during heated hearing
CBSN
As Dr. Anthony Fauci testified on on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, he was caught on hot mic moment calling a senator a "moron." The chief medical adviser to the president mumbled to himself after Senator Roger Marshall questioned him about his finances.
Marshall said that according to Forbes, Fauci had an annual salary of $434,000 in 2020. He asked if Fauci would make his finances public — but as a government employee, Fauci's financial information is already publicly available.
Fauci, who was testifying alongside Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock and others, said he didn't know why Marshall was asking the question, since his salary has been public for 37 years or so and "all you have to do is ask for it."
