Trump has pulled Fauci's security detail, source says

[Initech]

Source: CNN

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.

Given he continues to face ongoing threats due to his public-facing role during the Covid-19 pandemic, Fauci has now hired his own private security that he’ll pay for himself, the source told CNN.

This comes as Trump continues his retribution tour against the officials who previously served under him. He has also yanked security details from former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Since Monday, Trump has complained about how President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Fauci as one his final acts before leaving office.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/politics/anthony-fauci-security-detail-trump/index.html

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What a total psychopath. Trump is going absolutely mad with power.

[generalbetrayus]

1. With Orange Julius Caesar, it's all about the cruelty.

[GB_RN]

4. True That.

I like Orange Julius (or Foolius) Ceasar . But because he’s melon colored, vile, cruel and morbidly obese, I came up with this quite some time ago: Cantaloupe Caligula the Corpulent. It’s accurate, and the alliteration just makes the whole thing, IMHO. 😁

[MichMan]

2. Do government departments like HHS usually pay for security for retirees?

[littlemissmartypants]

5. What? Are you serious?

[MichMan]

17. I knew that the President gets Secret Service protection for life and VP for some period of time after leaving office

Wasn't sure if any other ex government employees receive any security after they retire.

Apparently the answer is that they don't

[littlemissmartypants]

21. It's literally not that simple.

https://www.secretservice.gov/about/faq/general

Who is the Secret Service authorized to protect?

By law, the Secret Service is authorized to protect:

The president, the vice president, (or other individuals next in order of succession to the Office of the President), the president-elect and vice president-elect
The immediate families of the above individuals
Former presidents, their spouses, except when the spouse re-marries
Children of former presidents until age 16
Visiting heads of foreign states or governments and their spouses traveling with them, other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States, and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad
Major presidential and vice presidential candidates, and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election
Other individuals as designated per Executive Order of the President and
National Special Security Events, when designated as such by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Dr. Fauci was being protected by U.S. Marshall's.

PDF Download
https://www.openthebooks.com/assets/1/6/2024-USMS-000194_-_FINAL.pdf

And...
There was a brouhaha about it months ago. Several articles document those details.

❤️

[Initech]

6. Maybe if that particular retiree happens to be the target of some seriously deranged people?

I called like two yeas ago that he was running to get revenge for 2020 - all because some dipshits couldn't handle masks and lockdowns, and said that vaccines were a hoax.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. IKR. Insensitivity is not a trait one should advertise, imo.

Where would we be now if Dr. Fauci had never been born?

I literally feel deeply insulted on his behalf.

SMGDH!!

[Initech]

10. I seriously feel like so much of what we're seeing right now is petty revenge for 2020.

2020 really fucked up some folks for life. And they weren't going to take no for an answer. I truly do not feel safe in this country right now.

[littlemissmartypants]

22. ❤️

[Traildogbob]

3. Not just cruelty

But have them killed. How long before he takes Biden’s security away? Illegal you say????😂😂😂
Law and Order? How much has it costs us to protect Trump AFTER his ouster? And how much tax dollars will be spend on his J6 criminals as personal security?
And WE will arm them with the best war toys money can buy.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Price out those dog robots first, please.

Thermonator
$9,420.00

Maybe Dr. Fauci needs a couple of these.

[littlemissmartypants]

9. ...

?si=21GaUb4hnmQU2b-b

[Traildogbob]

11. Trump hates dogs

And science. And they are not in love with him, like J6ers. No emotions. Plus, that damn thing may hurt up his ass. Especially if short circuited.
And it uses batteries. He would require one on diesel, or big beautiful coal.

[littlemissmartypants]

26. I think that it's amazing how little they cost. ...

I'd get one but I'd probably burn down everything on the farm the first time I tried to use it.

[Traildogbob]

27. I need my daughters help

With the phone and all the smart TV stuff.
I would mess up and the robot dog would kill me clicking the wrong button.

[littlemissmartypants]

28. Oh, lordy! I understand! ❤️

[Kali]

12. petty, small, psychopath

he makes me sick

[emulatorloo]

13. Trump wants him Fauci murdered by MAGA cultists, like he wanted Pence to be killed by them on Jan 6th.

[HereForTheParty]

14. I really do fear for him now

Hopefully he can get private security.

[HereForTheParty]

15. How much authority does Trump have in this?

He's pulled it from Bolton, Fauci, and others. Is it completely his decision? Does the law require it be given to anyone?

[MichMan]

18. Not only is it not required, it apparently isn't given when someone retires or quits.

Bolton had his security clearance for classified information taken away. He never had any extra security.

[Irish_Dem]

16. Trump puts a target on people's backs and then takes away their security.

He is doing this on purpose.

[womanofthehills]

24. I read his 24 hr security included a limo

And cost the gov around 2 million a month. Don’t know if that’s true but read the numbers are about right. Also, his estimated wealth is 11 million so I assume he can afford security.

[Irish_Dem]

25. Security is very expensive. It will cut into his wealth quite a bit.

Trump puts people in grave danger and then bankrupts them with legal feels and security costs.

[littlemissmartypants]

29. You might find this interesting...

Fauci became the highest-paid federal employee from 2019 to 2022 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. His household net worth — which includes his wife, chief NIH bioethicist Christine Grady — exceeded $12.6 million in fiscal year 2021.

Fauci left his government job with a record $480,654 salary, surpassing the president’s annual pay. His annual pension is estimated to be at least $375,000, according to Open the Books. By 2025, the nonprofit projected that figure would reach $414,000 per year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fauci-received-15-million-us-marshal-security-detail-after-retiring-document-shows/ar-AA1tU2MF

You can read the PDF here:
https://www.openthebooks.com/assets/1/6/2024-USMS-000194_-_FINAL.pdf
"MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Between
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH And
THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE"
This was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act inquiry.

[ificandream]

19. Not completely surprised about this.

Trump is doing what he can to cheer up his minions. Whatever cruel acts he can, he will do.

[mahina]

20. For the crime of working his heart out for us with brilliance and commitment to the people's health

for decades.

I'm sorry Dr. Fauci.

[littlemissmartypants]

30. ❤️

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. What a petty little man