See NYT story below on how RFK Jr. immediately exploited the kangaroo court-style Fauci hearing to aggressively hawk his old Fauci propaganda book despite a pre-confirmation pledge “not engage in any … promotional activities associated” with his books as Trump health secretary. It’s not the first time Kennedy lied to Senators about his true intentions, and certainly not the first time he’s abused his position of power to bolster his own celebrity brand and family fortune.
Reaction from Protect Our Care Senior Advisor Anne Shoup: “While neglecting two record-breaking public health crises, Secretary Kennedy made time for a cynical cash grab with his years-old hack job of a book despite vowing he never would. Time and again, RFK Jr. has exposed himself as a phony and a grifter that’d rather serve himself than show up to work and protect Americans from preventable disease. Fortunately for Kennedy, Donald Trump encourages such gross self-enrichment among his Cabinet officials to distract from his own get-rich-quick schemes off the power of the presidency and at the public’s expense.”
New York Times: Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg // Aug. 3, 2026
A few hours after Dr. Anthony S. Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right in refusing to answer questions from Senate Republicans last week, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media to plug a book he published about Dr. Fauci in 2021, declaring it “the #1 non-fiction hardcover best-seller.”
Later that day, Mr. Kennedy went on television to say much the same thing. “I wrote a book about Anthony Fauci in 2021,” he told the Fox News host Sean Hannity. “It was the biggest selling book of 2021. It sold 1.4 million copies.”
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The hearing led to a spike in sales for Mr. Kennedy’s book, according to the MAHA Report, a newsletter published by MAHA Action, an advocacy group headed by Mr. Lyons. The book is selling for $32.50 on the group’s online store.
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Mr. Kennedy used his personal X account, which has nearly 6 million followers, and not his official government account, to promote his Fauci book. As a cabinet secretary, Mr. Kennedy faces more restrictions than the senator; he must abide by the ethics filing he submitted to win Senate confirmation.
Mr. Kennedy previously had a consulting agreement with Skyhorse Publishing but pledged in the filing to terminate it. In a separate financial disclosure, he reported that the company had paid him $451,000 in consulting fees for “author introductions, book ideas and forewords to other authors’ works & bonus.”
His ethics filing said the publisher paid him royalties for “several books,” without naming them. His financial disclosure showed that he received a $1,000 advance for his 2023 book “Vax-Unvax: Let The Science Speak,” and that Ms. Hines had received a $600,000 advance for her memoir.
In addition, Mr. Kennedy disclosed that he was entitled to an advance of $1 million to $5 million for two upcoming books, “Unsettled Science” and “A Defense of Israel,” and up to $15,000 for another yet-to-be published book, “America’s Path Back to Moral Leadership.”
“During my appointment,” Mr. Kennedy promised, “I will not engage in any writing, editing or promotional activities associated with these books and will not provide any other services under the publishing agreement.”
Of the three authors, Mr. Kennedy’s son has the greatest amount of freedom. As a private citizen, he may publish what he pleases. His book, “The Confessions of Anthony Fauci,” bills itself as a “fictional memoir.” It is published almost in a diary format, with Dr. Fauci talking directly to the reader.
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