Fauci is the latest in a string of former Trump aides-turned-critics to see their federal protection canceled despite ongoing threats to their lives.

Fauci served as the leading US infectious disease expert during the COVID-19 pandemic, was under security provided by the NIH.

President Donald Trump has terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail that was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN. It was pulled on Thursday night.

Trump revoked the security for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert and former advisor turned critic who faces regular threats to his life.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has pulled federal security protection for former top U.S. health official Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Dr. Anthony Fauci's security, previously funded by the National Institutes of Health, was withdrawn under President Trump's directive. In response to ongoing threats due to his Covid-19 role, Fauci arranged for private security at his own expense.

President Trump confirmed Friday he stripped security protections from former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, the latest in a pattern of retaliation against political adversaries.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top infectious disease official who has faced threats since leading the country's COVID-19 response, cannot have government-provided security forever and urged him to hire his own.