Sen. Roger Marshall has found a cheeky way to capitalize on his unseemly spat with Dr. Anthony Fauci: His campaign is selling T-shirts marking the moment President's Biden's top medical adviser called him a 'moron.'
The T-shirts show a grumpy Fauci, arms folded, above the insult he hurled at Marshall during a heated Senate hearing.
They sell for $29 with proceeds going to Marshall's campaign to be reelected as U.S. Senator for Kansas.
Their clash came during a bad-tempered back and forth as the senator quizzed Fauci about his financial disclosures.
Marshall seemed to accuse the infectious diseases expert, who is the highest paid federal employee, of hiding what are publicly available documents.
'Yes or no, would you be willing to submit to Congress and the public a financial disclosure that includes your past and current investments?' he asked. 'Our office cannot find them.'
Fauci replied: 'I don't understand why you're asking me that question.
Sen. Roger Marshall's campaign is selling T-shirts memorializing the moment an exasperated Dr Fauci was caught on a hot mic calling him a 'moron' during a congressional hearing
For $29, Marshall's supporters can buy a T-shirt marking the moment the nation's top infectious diseases expert called him a moron
Dr Anthony Fauci (left) is seen on January 11, during a heated Congressional hearing, holding up a screenshot from Rand Paul's website where he fundraises by getting supporters to pay to donate to his 'Fire Dr Fauci' campaign. He also got into a debate with Roger Marshall (right)
'My financial disclosure is public knowledge and has been so for the last 37 years or so.'
When the senator's time expired, a microphone caught Fauci whispering: 'What a moron.'
Republicans, who see Fauci as an enemy, have used it as a new attack line.
They are demanding he apologize for his use of the insult.
Fauci, the nation's top public health expert, clashed last week with Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas after Marshall repeatedly asked him about his financial disclosures.
On Tuesday, the Republican Doctors' Caucus wrote to Fauci to demand he apologize.
'We, as members of the GOP Doctors' Caucus, are calling for you to make a public apology to Dr Marshall for your unprofessional comment,' they wrote.
'The divisiveness that has occurred during this pandemic should not come from an individual who was selected to lead this nation's pandemic efforts.'
Greg Murphy of North Carolina, vice chair of the caucus, told Fox News that they wrote the letter because they were offended by Fauci's remarks.
Greg Murphy, a Republican senator for North Carolina, is vice chair of the GOP Doctors' Caucus. He said that Fauci should apologize for calling Roger Marshall a 'moron' last week
'Dr Fauci has forfeited his credibility as a public health expert by placing political science ahead of medical science,' said Murphy, a practicing surgeon.
'Physicians have an obligation to put forward clear, consistent, and well-educated messaging to inform patients and the public.
'Instead of fulfilling this responsibility, Dr Fauci has administered confusing and conflicting information in an air of arrogance that has resulted in a marked decrease in the public's trust.'
Murphy continued: 'Dr Fauci's recent denigrating antics in undermining our highly respected colleague, Dr Marshall, is just the latest example of his tragic failure to lead.
'We ask that Dr Fauci make a public statement immediately withdrawing his derogatory comments, and reflect on the fact that medical opinions are best achieved through consensus and humility, not arrogant monolithic statements.
'Dr Fauci should
