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.

Director Dr. Anthony Fauci has been stripped of his federal security detail despite ongoing death threats over his role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The 84-year-old physician, who stepped down in December 2022 after leading the organization for nearly 40 years,

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