President Donald Trump has revoked security protection for former top US health official Anthony Fauci.
Dr. Fauci has faced death threats since leading the country’s COVID-19 response.
Trump also revoked security protections for his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his former National Security Adviser John Bolton and former envoy Brian Hook, who all faced threats from Iran.
As the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Fauci faced death threats during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as criticism from Republicans over mask mandates and other restrictions.
Dr. Fauci has reportedly now hired his own private security team that he will pay for himself.
Trump has also revoked the security clearances of 51 intelligence officials who had claimed that Hunter Biden’s laptop had all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.