Christian congressman Tim Burchett suggests Fauci under divine judgment: 'They became fools'

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., cited the divine judgment laid out against idolaters in the first chapter of Romans when he opined Monday on the recent revelations from Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary entries, which showed a fixation on his own "explosive" fame.

"I think his arrogance shows," Burchett told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in response to a question about Fauci's diary. "The Bible talks about 'professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.'"

The phrase from Romans 1:22-28, which is part of the apostle Paul's larger indictment against the pagan world, describes the corruption and prideful self-delusion that afflicts the minds of those who reject God. The refusal to worship God leads to a litany of self-destructive sins that ends with God abandoning individuals and societies "to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done," according to the text.

Excellent takes as always from @kilmeade on @WillCainShow and @RepTimBurchett. pic.twitter.com/r3zbmkIoqd

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) July 27, 2026

Burchett, a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) who has represented the Knoxville area in Congress since 2019, said he had been skeptical of Fauci and the widespread adulation he received even when Fauci was invited before the House Republican Conference during the height of his popularity.

"Our former leadership brought him in there, and he was like a rock star. Everybody stood up and was applauding him. I sat down in the back. I didn't stand up, and I thought to myself, 'You know, the jury's still out on this thing.' And it was early on in it, and of course, it just went worse," he said.

In what he described as "a consolidation of major wealth, probably the largest in our history," Burchett noted the government's pandemic response was unfairly enforced and damaged everyday Americans while benefiting corporations, but that Fauci will likely never be held accountable despite his tarnished reputation.

"Congress doesn't have the guts to do anything. Neither party, and it disgusts me. And we should bring this guy up on charges," added Burchett, who went on to praise Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for his "masterful work" in keeping Fauci's behavior before the American public.

Fauci is slated to appear before Paul and other members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning.

Burchett was responding during a segment about Fauci's diary entries, which included daily COVID-19 death tolls mixed with reflections on his own fame and interactions with influential celebrities. The thousands of pages of entries that Paul released over the weekend showed that in addition to privately contradicting some of his public statements, Fauci was highly attentive to media coverage of himself and exhibited unusually close relationships with left-leaning media figures.

"The situation with my national and international fame is explosive and really unimaginable. It is not hyperbole to say that today I am the most famous and talked about person in the country and one of the most recognizable person [sic] in the world," Fauci wrote in one entry on May 21, 2020. In another entry, he posted a photo from X that showed a prayer necklace depicting him as the "patron saint of public health."

Other entries expressed outrage toward figures who questioned him, including one that claimed then-Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was "acting like a real a—hole" who "continues to kiss Trump's a—" by raising concerns about Fauci's claims on herd immunity.

In 2023, Fauci drew scorn for a BBC interview in which he was dismissive of Christianity, explaining that he feels no need to practice his Roman Catholic faith because he draws instead on his own "personal ethics."

"First of all, I think my own personal ethics of life are, I think, enough to keep me going on the right path," he said at the time. "And I think that there are enough negative aspects about the organizational church that you are very well aware of."

Going on to say he's "not against" the Roman Catholic Church, Fauci said he still identifies as Catholic and has partaken of the Catholic sacraments, but dismissed practicing Catholicism as "almost like a pro forma thing that I don't really need to do."

Anthony Fauci explains that although he identifies as Catholic, his “personal ethics on life” are so strong that he has no need to practice the religion. “It seems like a pro forma thing that I don’t really need to do.” pic.twitter.com/r5YbCs2gbM

— Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) December 9, 2023

Some on social media alleged that Fauci, who participated in a virtual papal audience in 2021, revealed in his remarks that he has seemingly made a false religion out of worshiping himself and demanding obedience from others.

"This is confirmation of all the demonic language I've used discussing this fiend the last few years," Blaze TV host Steve Deace tweeted. "This is straight up satanic levels of 'ye be like God' and 'I will be like the Most High' stuff. Fauci is openly and literally proclaiming he is his own god here."