Rift Between Dr. Fauci, Sen. Paul Grows Harold Fisher July 20, 2021 at 4:14 pm in NEWS Tweet (Washington, DC) — The rift between Senator Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci is growing. During a tense hearing, Paul suggested the NIH veteran has lied to Congress and Fauci fired back, saying Paul he doesn’t know what he is talking about. Fauci accused the Kentucky Republican of displaying a pattern of behavior about NIH funding that is “based on no reality.” He said he has never lied to Congress and argued if anyone is lying, it is Senator Paul. Dr. Anthony Fauci Senator Rand Paul, (R) Kentucky Tags: Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIH, Senator Rand Paul