Aaron Rodgers goes off on ‘criminal’ Anthony Fauci in angry ESPN rant: ‘What are you scared of, Tony?

Aaron Rodgers didn't hold back while discussing Dr. Anthony Fauci, who repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment regarding questions on COVID-19 and the government’s pandemic response in a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

Aaron Rodgers called Anthony Fauci an "absolute coward" for pleading the Fifth 111 times at a Senate hearing, then turned his fire on ESPN too.

August 03, 2026 4:57 PM ET Damn! Aaron Rodgers went in!Things are early in training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and to take advantage of what is an incredible time of the year (who doesn’t love training camp?), ESPN’s Pat McAfee decided to take his “The Pat McAfee Show” for a visit Monday and interviewed Rodgers

'I feel great about it. I told you I would be on the right side of history,' said NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers criticized Anthony Fauci and ESPN during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, sparking renewed debate.

Aaron Rodgers invokes Anthony Fauci while dodging Pat McAfee question  USA Today

Aaron Rodgers no longer appears regularly on "The Pat McAfee Show," but he still returns occasionally to share his opinions.That was the case on Monday, when McAfee broadcast his show live from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The veteran quarterback discussed the upcoming Steelers season, but first aired a few of hi

Tony Romo might be worried about Aaron Rodgers retiring, as it could cost him his job at CBS  MARCA

Explainer: Could Fauci face criminal charges for refusing Senate COVID questions?  Reuters

The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health staffing in the U.S.

“Fauci is right, and every one of those Republican senators is very, very wrong,” the MS NOW host said after the immunologist’s contentious appearance.

The Senate health committee greenlit two of President Donald Trump’s top public health nominees after scrambling last week to garner enough support for them because of doubts about their willingness to promote vaccines. Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump’s nominee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with S

Following a thwarted "surprise attack" from Iran, the U.S. leveled a new barrage of strikes against Iran. Retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian joins CBS News with more.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) was not going to attack Fauci, he said, but he wouldn’t defend him, either.

Lawrence O’Donnell Drops The Hammer On GOP Over Fauci: ‘Disgraced Themselves’  HuffPost

Fauci even invoked "the Fifth" when Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, asked him what day it was and what color his tie and the carpet were.

Fauci, who is 85 and retired in 2022, was subpoenaed by Paul of Kentucky, the chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and a longtime adversary.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision, at least for now, shielded Fauci from answering questions that could expose him to accusations o

The former top US health official invoked the amendment as Republicans questioned him over COVID-19.

Senator Rand Paul says: "I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that."

Former top US health official Anthony Fauci has refused to answer questions at a tense US Senate hearing on Covid-19, saying he feared Republicans would try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Wednesday he is launching a probe into Dr. Anthony Fauci after the longtime health official invoked the Fifth Amendment 100-plus times during a Senate hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic. “Fauci’s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable,” Uthmeier wrote on social platform X.

Senator Rand Paul said he would seek to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions despite having been preemptively pardoned by Joe Biden in 2025

A spicy clash made headlines, but something more sinister is happening here.

The physician and immunologist repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing.

The physician and immunologist repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing.

The celebrity doctor has learned the hard way that he was only a tool in his political allies’ hands.

Six years on from Covid crisis, Republicans still politicizing science – and Fauci remains a political punching bag A US Senate committee hearing featuring Dr Anthony Fauci revealed at least one certainty: six years after the pandemic, politicizing science remains a vital political tactic. The high-profile hearing was