Ask how / gets answer / moves goalposts.
Either way, it's a bad look:
He got paid for his job, him making money on stocks without context is also incoherent. How much did he make before covid? the same, more?
Did he make that amount of money before covid for his role?
I am also talking to Chaos here, he is literally never serious and I would always revert to trolling with him as he rarely engages in reasonable discussion... with anyone.
The quoted post is definitely bad if so. Unless that's common practice to have to apply for such an award, then it would be the only way to get it. If he used federal employees than I agree that's underhanded.
https://www.ntd.com/scientists-receiving-nih-money-nominated-fauci-for-prizes-emails_1162319.htmlit appears others nominated him and that he turned down nomination when it wasn't related to science and medicine, which would be honorable.