Speaking to reporters in North Carolina on Friday, Trump said he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell Fauci.
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail.
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.”
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.
The taxpayer-funded security detail assigned to Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the government's main spokespersons during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been pulled by President Donald Trump. The 84-year-old Fauci,
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.
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.
With actions big and small, Trump has spent his first days in office pushing the levers of government – and his unique powers as commander in chief – to target his perceived political enemies both inside and outside the government.
Margaret Brennan, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News' Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent, appeared on CBS Evening News Friday to talk about President Donald Trump's plans regarding FEMA and John Bolton's and Dr.