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

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail.

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