President Donald Trump has reportedly pulled the security detail of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former public official who faced death threats for guiding the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci had his taxpayer-funded security detail pulled, President Trump confirmed during a press conference Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has pulled federal security protection for former top U.S. health official Dr. Anthony Fauci.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - US President Donald Trump said on Jan 24 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.
Trump said he would not feel responsible if anything happened to Fauci as a result of his federal security clearances being cut.
Dr. Anthony Fauci's security, previously funded by the National Institutes of Health, was withdrawn under President Trump's directive. In response to
The president removed the security detail that has protected the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Facui, one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, received death threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. He'll now hire his own security.
Fauci served as the leading US infectious disease expert during the COVID-19 pandemic, was under security provided by the NIH.
FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.