Dr. Anthony Fauci is the latest ex-aide to lose government protection, reflecting Trump's early moves against perceived adversaries.
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.
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.
Dr. Anthony Fauci had his taxpayer-funded security detail pulled, President Trump confirmed during a press conference Friday.
President Donald Trump defended removing Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail by claiming he "can't have government security forever."
President Donald Trump pulled Anthony Fauci’s government-funded security — the latest in a line of revocations of protective details from his former allies and longtime rivals.
President Donald Trump has ended the government security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, his chief medical adviser during much of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Dr. Anthony Fauci's security, previously funded by the National Institutes of Health, was withdrawn under President Trump's directive. In response to
Fauci, who continues to be a target of ire years after the pandemic ended by Trump ally and billionaire Elon Musk and others, will pay for private security detail. Former President Joe Biden gave Fauci and others a preemptive pardon before leaving office,
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.