WATCH: Rand Paul says Fauci lobbied for $1M prize while leading COVID response
Rand Paul, R-Ky., is gearing up for a blockbuster hearing with Anthony Fauci and alleged to Fox News Digital that Fauci lobbied members of the NIH to nominate him for a lucrative, $1 million prize. "Why would we let a guy that runs a bureaucracy, why would we want him to be allowed to have a $1 million prize? That just boggles my mind."In 2021, Fauci was awarded the Dan David Prize, a $1 million award disbursed by the Israel-based Dan David Foundation headquartered at Tel Aviv University.
- ▪Rand Paul, R-Ky., is gearing up for a blockbuster hearing with Anthony Fauci and alleged to Fox News Digital that Fauci lobbied members of the NIH to nominate him for a lucrative, $1 million prize.
- ▪"Why would we let a guy that runs a bureaucracy, why would we want him to be allowed to have a $1 million prize?
- ▪That just boggles my mind."In 2021, Fauci was awarded the Dan David Prize, a $1 million award disbursed by the Israel-based Dan David Foundation headquartered at Tel Aviv University.
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Politics WATCH: Rand Paul says Fauci lobbied for $1M prize while leading COVID response Paul released over 1,000 pages of Fauci's diary ahead of Wednesday's Senate hearing on his role during the COVID-19 pandemic By Alex Miller Fox News Published July 28, 2026 9:07am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Rand Paul accuses Fauci of chasing awards, lobbying for $1 million prize during pandemic Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is gearing up for a blockbuster hearing with Anthony Fauci and alleged to Fox News Digital that Fauci lobbied members of the NIH to nominate him for a lucrative, $1 million prize. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen.
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