Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, just hit Dr. Anthony Fauci with a subpoena.

Paul published an X post stating that Fauci had previously indicated he wouldn’t voluntarily come before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee despite a previous agreement to do just that. This forced the lawmaker to issue a subpoena for his testimony.

Look:

Last week, Anthony Fauci notified us that he will not voluntarily testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, even though he had previously agreed to do so. Therefore, today we have issued a subpoena for him to publicly testify. pic.twitter.com/r9CS0z5UnC

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) June 22, 2026

This marks his first subpoena in his role as chair, but it is yet the latest move in his ongoing beef with Fauci over what he believes to be a cover-up of the United States’s involvement in potentially dangerous research in a Chinese lab believed to be behind the COVID-19 virus and global pandemic.

During a CNBC interview on Tuesday, Paul revealed that negotiations to get Fauci to come testify willingly had been ongoing for some time, ultimately resulting in his refusal.

“We’ve been negotiating with him for material and for testimony. This has gone on for some time. He slow walked us and slow walked us. Finally agreed to come in voluntarily … than last week, he says he’s not coming in,” the lawmaker said. “With this subpoena power, we will bring him in, unless he fights this in court.”

X users reacted:

You would think that someone who had done nothing wrong, and acted so heroically, would jump at the chance to testify.

— Tim McCaffrey, Ph.D. (@genomcc) June 23, 2026

And he will come in and take the 5th or claim to forget everything. Pure theater.

— CorporateLegalCoach (@CorpLegalCoach) June 23, 2026

I would take Dr. Birx into protective custody. pic.twitter.com/V8vzuwd2Pv

— SAMIAM (@samzydeco1989) June 22, 2026

@SenRandPaul If Dr. Fauci was proud of the work he did, wouldn’t he want to testify about it voluntarily?

The fact that it now requires a subpoena to get him before the committee in public raises legitimate questions. Americans deserve transparency and straight answers under…

— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) June 22, 2026

If he’s been given a pardon, then he should answer every question. No longer such a thing as self incrimination. Answer or go to jail.

— Cibrigi (@cibrigi47428) June 23, 2026

He will do when every Democrat does not show up. Hopefully you will put out a notice for his arrest when he doesn’t show.

— Sweet Polly Purebred (@shesova) June 22, 2026