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.

  • Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
    111·
    5 days ago

    Your personality is insufferable. You really talk like that?

    in b4 “ad hominem, that’s wrong,” because I know you’ll immediately fire off about that.

    Maybe you should chill the fuck out and stop searching for new ways to be passively antagonistic.

    • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
      413·
      5 days ago

      If I said what I did in the nicest way possible, I’d get just as many downvotes.

      Also, to be pedantic, it’s not ad hominem, it’s tone policing 😜