President Donald Trump reacted to Dr. Anthony Fauci's contentious Senate hearing, criticizing his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and saying Fauci "did not help" as the former health official repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during questioning. Trump also referenced the pardon Fauci received from former President Joe Biden.

At a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci evoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the US government response to the Covid-19 pandemic, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, refusing to testify Wednesday just…