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.

Summary

Trump ended federal security protection for Dr. Anthony Fauci, who faced threats after criticizing Trump’s COVID-19 response.

Speaking to reporters in North Carolina on Friday, Trump said he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell the former government officials

The move follows similar revocations for former officials like Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook, and Bolton, who faced threats from Iran.

Fauci’s protection had been repeatedly renewed under Biden due to ongoing domestic threats.

Critics see this as another instance of Trump targeting former aides-turned-critics.

  • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
    411·
    3 days ago

    Fauci should sue him in civil court for security costs. No pardons, and lots of news coverage of a president threatening the life of an American.

    • P00ptart@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 days ago

      No, what he should really do is flee the US to the EU to tell his story. Write a book and go on tv. But never, ever come back.

    • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      2 days ago

      Fauci should sue him in civil court for security costs.

      Good luck getting a MAGA judge to allow a case against a sitting President to go forward. If he’s lucky, he might get on the docket sometime in 2028.

      No pardons, and lots of news coverage of a president threatening the life of an American.

      The man literally just held a news conference to say he was stripping Fauci of his security detail and saying he’s not responsible for what happens to him. He literally just put a hit out on the man. He has made virtually every news outlet bend the knee to him in some way, shape, or form already, and has made several credible threats against other outlets that don’t report favorably about him. And his own base wants Fauci dead already.

      I don’t think he’s all that worried about negative press.