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 ended the government security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, his chief medical adviser during much of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Trump revoked security from three national security officials — including his former secretary of state — and Dr. Anthony Fauci this week. When asked about his decision, he told reporters: “You can’t have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government.”
President Donald Trump’s termination of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail was just one of the ways in which he’s used his first week in office to carry out the political retribution he vowed to unleash if voters returned him to the White House.
Dr. Fauci faced regular threats to his life and has received federal protection for years, but his government security detail was abruptly ended this week.
President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail on his former COVID adviser Dr Anthony Fauci, despite Dr Fauci facing regular threats to his life.
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.
The president made good on promises to seek revenge against enemies during his first week back in power, signaling in the process that anyone who crosses him in the future could also suffer.
Donald Trump revoked the government-funded security details from some of his former administration officials turned critics, but panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" expressed surprise about one of the individuals who was targeted.
The Trump administration removed Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail on Thursday night, the latest former top official to lose protection. “You can’t have it forever,” Trump said on Friday. Fauci, who was the nation’s top infectious disease expert and worked alongside Donald Trump during the pandemic,