President Donald Trump defended removing Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail by claiming he "can't have government security forever."

Dr. Anthony Fauci's government security protection was taken away Thursday night by President Donald Trump, a frequent Fauci critic. Fauci joins others who have faced threats and also had their security removed by Trump.

Security detail for former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has been nixed

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has pulled federal security protection for former top U.S. health official Dr. Anthony Fauci.

U.S. President Donald Trump has removed federal security protection for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. health official who played a pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic. The security was provided by the National Institutes of Health.

Trump said he would not feel responsible if anything happened to Fauci as a result of his federal security clearances being cut.

President Donald Trump confirmed that he has revoked the security detail provided to Dr. Anthony Fauci by the National Institutes of Health at taxpayer expense.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina/WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said today Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former top health official who has faced threats since leading the country’s COVID-19 response, should hire his own security,

Fauci served as the leading US infectious disease expert during the COVID-19 pandemic, was under security provided by the NIH.

The past three administrations have tried to limit gain-of-function research. The second Trump administration might be the first one to be successful at doing so.

He is the latest in a string of former Trump aides-turned-critics to see their federal protection canceled despite ongoing threats to their lives.