Rick Fairhurst

This week I was honored to join @ShabbosK on @prageru for a long-form interview discussing the irreparable harm done to American kids during COVID when the nation’s obsession with one person & one viewpoint prevented any discussion. Watch👇 prageru.com/videos/how-fauci…

🇺🇸 On America’s 250th birthday, I want to speak from the heart about what this country truly means to me — and why I owe it everything. I was just three years old when my family and our entire community were rescued from the Islamic Revolution in Iran. We arrived with nothing but hope, a deep belief in democratic values, and an unshakable love for the United States and its eternal flame of freedom. Even though we came from a nation that had become hostile to America, this country opened its arms wide and welcomed us anyway. We didn’t speak the language. My family struggled at first. There were no handouts. But America gave us something far more powerful: the tools, the freedom, and the opportunity to not just survive — but to thrive. We became Americans immediately, fully and completely. And we have loved this country more fiercely than anything in this world ever since. In high school I was physically weak and terrified of public speaking. I joined the U.S. Air Force Civil Air Patrol cadet program. It built my strength — but more importantly, it gave me a voice and taught me how to lead. (And yes… as you can probably tell, I no longer have any fear of public speaking 😂) Later, the U.S. government awarded me a scholarship worth nearly half a million dollars to cover medical school and graduate school — with zero expectation that it would ever be repaid. That gift came with no strings attached, only trust. Because of it, I have carried a profound sense of duty ever since. Today I try to repay that debt every single day — through my work as a physician and scientist, through my words, and through my actions. I stand up for our freedoms, I fight against socialism and radical Islam, and I defend free speech and freedom of choice with everything I have. And yes… I’m also paying an absurd amount in taxes every year too 😉 I don’t take any of this for granted. I owe this country everything. We all do. And with that gratitude comes a sacred obligation: to serve it, to protect it, to make it better, and to cherish it with everything we have. Happy 250th Birthday, America.
 Here’s to 250 more incredible years… and then another 250,000 after that. This year I’m in Washington, D.C. celebrating in person with all of you. God bless the United States of America. 🇺🇸🗽