‘Did you partner with Bill Gates for vaccines?’: Rick Scott grills Fauci in fiery COVID-19 hearing

A fiery Senate hearing turned the spotlight on Dr. Anthony Fauci as Senator Rick Scott pressed him with tough questions about Bill Gates, COVID-19 vaccine partnerships, China, security clearances, intellectual property, and royalty payments. Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer more than 100 questions. In this video, watch the heated exchange as Republicans intensify scrutiny over the pandemic response, vaccine research, government transparency, and alleged conflicts of interest involving COVID-era policies. The hearing has reignited political debate over Fauci's role during the pandemic.