While millions of Americans were told to isolate, cancel holidays, and maintain "social distance" under the iron grip of COVID-19 mandates, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top public health official, was apparently too busy cultivating a "chummy friendship" with CNN’s Jake Tapper, complete with private dinners and intimate conversations.
This revelation comes not from a whistleblowing exposé, but from Fauci’s own meticulously kept diary entries, brought to light by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). The entries, unearthed during Sen. Paul’s relentless investigation into Fauci’s pandemic conduct and the virus’s origins, paint a vivid picture of a media-medical complex far more intertwined than the public was ever led to believe.
Fauci’s records detail an April 12, 2020 interview with Tapper, where the CNN anchor, after asking what Fauci deemed "tough — but reasonable — questions," directly called Fauci afterward. His concern? To ensure the interview hadn't caused Fauci "any problems." The concern was not for the American public, but for Fauci himself, even as Fauci admitted his answers might imply "the POTUS was to blame for additional deaths."
Fauci openly recorded Tapper’s protective stance, noting how Tapper "did not answer the question of whether it was a mistake for the POTUS to talk about injecting or swallowing bleach" during an interview with Coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx. Tapper’s text to Fauci afterward was revealing: "Birx has lost her way I fear. She has chosen to focus on defending the president and attacking the press. Odd." Apparently, defending a President from absurd media attacks was "odd" for Tapper, but protecting Fauci was standard operating procedure.
By May 4, 2020, Fauci observed Tapper’s segment on the "inadequate response of the Trump administration," concluding, "I came out relatively well." Funny how that always seems to happen in one direction. When Fauci was exposed to SARS-CoV-2, Tapper again called, not just for a quote, but to personally check on Fauci’s well-being. A "modified quarantine" was Fauci’s answer, a stark contrast to the "stay home, save lives" mantra preached to the rest of the nation.
The relationship escalated. On July 1, Fauci documented a dinner at "Jake Tapper and Jen Tapper’s home in DC," describing them as a "Terrific couple. Friendship building." This was at a time when countless families were separated, unable to dine together, forbidden from building or maintaining their own friendships outside their immediate households. The rules, it seems, were for the masses, not for the elites.
The coziness deepened into outright media collusion. By late July, Fauci was actively "feeding questions" to Tapper ahead of interviews with other officials. Tapper, in turn, was so "furious" at President Trump for daring to tweet about Tapper’s questioning of Brett Giroir, he woke Fauci up at 11:23 AM to vent. The sheer audacity of the President to criticize a media figure who was apparently acting as an extension of Fauci’s PR strategy is truly something.
Later entries, into the fall of 2020, as Americans faced the prospect of Zoom holiday dinners, reveal another dinner at the Tapper home. Fauci’s note on Tapper’s opinion: "Jake clearly believes that Trump is totally nuts." This isn't just a casual observation; it’s an admission of deep-seated political bias from a key media figure, reinforcing the narrative that defined so much of the pandemic coverage.
The contempt for conservative voices was equally palpable. After Fauci appeared on Fox News with Laura Ingraham, Tapper couldn't resist mocking her, texting Fauci to express his "shock" that Ingraham had graduated from Dartmouth. It’s a glimpse into the entitled, insulated world where elite media figures and government bureaucrats gather to reinforce their shared disdain for differing viewpoints and the America First movement.
These diary entries expose the rotten core of the establishment media, showing how figures like Tapper were not objective journalists, but trusted confidantes, allies, and even mouthpieces for an agenda that prioritized narrative control over genuine journalistic scrutiny. While everyday Americans sacrificed and suffered under unprecedented government mandates, the architects of those mandates were dining and scheming with their media partners. It’s a stark reminder that when public trust is eroded by such cozy arrangements, accountability is the only antidote.
