Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Chief Medical Advisor to the President, gives an update on the Omicron COVID-19 variant during the daily press briefing at the White House on December 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"I think, you know, when you work for government, at some point your security detail comes off and, you know, you can't have them forever," Trump said.
"We took some off other people too, but you can't have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government," he added.
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Then-President Donald J. Trump listens to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the then-director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speak with members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
"No. You know, they all made a lot of money. They can hire their own security," Trump said, adding that he knows several good security firms and "can give them some good numbers."
"Certainly I would not take responsibility," he said.
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Former President Joe Biden offered a preemptive pardon to Fauci on his way out of office to shield him from Trump's retribution. Though Trump had initially followed Fauci's recommendations at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he began to criticize Fauci as the government's pandemic response and recommendations proved to be unpopular.
Fauci served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022 and was the chief medical advisor to the president from 2021 to 2022. Trump awarded presidential commendations to Fauci and other members of Operation Warp Speed in 2021 for their work to quickly develop coronavirus vaccines.
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