Push To Question Fauci May Be Boosting Book Sales For Rfk Jr And Rand Paul

The fierce push by Republicans to mobility Dr. Anthony Fauci — first successful a fiery hearing past week successful nan Senate, now pinch a potential contempt vote — could person an unexpected upside. Top GOP figures person books astir Fauci that could get a bump successful sales.

Following Fauci’s testimony, successful which he many times invoked nan Fifth Amendment to stay silent, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. instantly promoted his Fauci book from 2021 connected X, claiming Americans were “tired of nan lies and they wanted their state back.”

Senator Paul, who has led nan complaint successful accusing Fauci of covering up a imaginable laboratory leak root communicative for Covid, has not taken nan aforesaid overt approach, though nan Republican has a Fauci book of his own, 2023’s Deception: The Great Covid Cover-up.

The Independent has contacted Kennedy, Paul and nan patient of some books for comment.

Kennedy whitethorn person enjoyed a little spike successful sales.

“Once again nan astir censored book successful caller history is 1 of nan bestselling books successful America,” according to Tony Lyons, president of Kennedy’s publisher, Skyhorse, and president of MAHA Action, a pro-Kennedy governmental group, told nan MAHA Report past week.

The book concisely changeable up to number 52 connected nan Amazon bestseller list, Lyons claimed, though nan book is now nary longer successful nan top 100 best-selling books connected nan site. It remains number 1 successful categories specified arsenic immunology, vaccinations and virology, according to Amazon.

Lyons told The New York Times that royalties from nan book went to Children’s Health Defense, nan anti-pollution and anti-vax non-profit that Kennedy founded.

In a 2025 filing, Kennedy disclosed much than $450,000 successful consulting fees from Skyhorse.

Paul, meanwhile, disclosed astir $90,000 successful royalties from his Fauci book successful 2024, which now shares a patient pinch Kennedy acknowledgment to a 2023 acquisition.

Of course, Dr. Fauci is besides a published author.

His memoir, 2024’s On Call, is simply a top-10 seller connected Amazon successful specified categories arsenic viral diseases, communicable diseases, and aesculapian master biographies.

Republicans person criticized nan charismatic for winning a $1 cardinal prize from nan Israel-based Dan David Foundation for “defending science.” (Government morals officials allowed Fauci to support nan prize.)