Trump praises Paul as DC spotlight shines on Fauci hearings

President Trump praised Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ahead of his contentious Senate hearing featuring former chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday. 

“THE MASSIE MASSACRE in the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky has had a really great impact on Senator Rand Paul who will be running in two years. He’s been terrific, lately!” Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post on Tuesday evening, referring to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who lost his GOP primary after Trump endorsed his opponent.

The post came hours before Paul was set to grill Fauci in a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, which the senator chairs. Paul has repeatedly hammered Fauci over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The former White House advisor repeatedly pleaded the 5th in the hearing, refusing to answer any........

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