This is going to be a spicy one, so buckle up. Because like many of you, I'm still fuming.

Not the kind of anger that fades after a bad news cycle. The kind that settles in because the damage can't be undone.

COVID rocked our world, plain and simple. We have never seen anything like it, and in my honest opinion, it was a test. To see how we would handle an outbreak, but that is neither here nor there, and I’m not looking to get into conspiracy theories (right now).

One thing is undeniable: millions of Americans lost moments they'll never get back.

Grandparents missed the births of their grandchildren. Families watched funerals through computer screens. Children lost years of a normal childhood. People died alone.

That's the question I keep asking myself as more of Dr. Anthony Fauci's private writings and communications become public.

This isn't about "the science changing." Science is supposed to ask questions. It's supposed to challenge assumptions, test hypotheses, and follow the evidence wherever it leads.

This is about whether the American people were given the full picture while their lives were being turned upside down (spoiler alert: we weren’t). Private records show that important discussions about natural immunity and other aspects of COVID differed from the certainty with which policies were presented to the public, and Americans deserve to know why. Meaningful gaps between internal discussions and public messaging are not simply a communications problem — it's a breach of trust.

And trust is the one thing our public health leaders can’t afford to........

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