{"id":2383737,"date":"2024-12-26T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-has-lost-15-million-taxpayer-funded-protection-detail\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T12:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:02:48","slug":"fauci-has-lost-15-million-taxpayer-funded-protection-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-has-lost-15-million-taxpayer-funded-protection-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci Has Lost $15 Million Taxpayer-Funded Protection Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffauci-has-lost-15-million-taxpayer-funded-protection-detail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383737&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c summary discusses former\u200c U.S. \u200bhealth official Anthony FauciS transition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-cop-joined-the-protest-that-became-a-riot-she-says-d-c-cops-colluded-with-antifa\/\" title=\"This Cop Joined the \u2018Protest\u2019 That Became a Riot. She Says D.C. Cops Colluded With Antifa.\">private security<\/a> following the disbandment \u200dof his government-funded security detail. After serving as the COVID czar and\u2064 receiving a\u200c sizable taxpayer-funded\u2063 security detail\u2063 costing approximately $15 million, Fauci has opted for a private security arrangement as his government\u2062 funding expired. He\u2063 continues to draw \u200da substantial federal pension of about $414,000 annually, which exceeds the salary of \u2062President Joe Biden. Criticism surrounds Fauci&#8217;s handling of the COVID crisis and his\u200c involvement in gain-of-function research, suggesting that his need for security reflects both personal safety concerns and \u200cego. The article highlights that\u2064 even more prominent government officials do not receive the same level of protection as \u2062fauci,\u2064 pointing to a sense of entitlement in his actions.\u200b The narrative\u2063 implies that taxpayers are finally voicing their concerns regarding the expenditures associated wiht Fauci&#8217;s past actions and decisions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Fauci will head into the new year as one of the highest-paid former federal employees in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>But he won&rsquo;t have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-cori-bush-defends-private-security-suck-it-up-and-defunding-the-police-has-to-happen\/\" title=\"Squad Member Cori Bush Defends Private Security: \u2018Suck It Up, and Defunding the Police Has To Happen\u2019\">personal security detail<\/a> that until recently burned even more taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The former COVID czar had been receiving security from the U.S. Marshals Service for the past two years, but he was recently pictured with what appears to be a private security guard outside of his home in Washington, D.C., after his Marshals entourage was disbanded, per a Monday report from the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14214841\/anthony-fauci-private-security-doge-tax-fund.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet snapped photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-hospitalized-virus-now-recovering-home-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fauci<\/a> speaking with a member of his security team, as well as walking unaccompanied in his neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>In previous months, he was constantly surrounded by multiple Marshals. The entourage was prominent when Fauci ventured to television studios to record promos for his memoir, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases indeed had a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">massive federally funded security detail<\/a>, costing the taxpayers $15 million between January 2023 and September 2024 alone, according to a federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openthebooks.com\/assets\/1\/6\/2024-USMS-000194_-_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a> obtained by Open The Books.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the government funding has expired, Fauci appears to have shelled out for his own security services.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci himself is currently worth $11 million.<\/p>\n<p>That D.C. home outside of which he was photographed is valued at some $2.2 million, per real estate websites examined by the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Even beyond the substantial nest egg, Fauci continues raking in around $$414,000 every year from the taxpayers in the form of his federal pension, per a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openthebooks.com\/substack-dr-faucis-retirement-pension-414667-will-exceed-president-joe-bidens-salary-400000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> from Open The Books.<\/p>\n<p>That means he makes more every year in retirement than the annual $400,000 salary allotted to President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, if Fauci wants private security guards for his own peace of mind, he can handle that himself.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci without a doubt made a lot of people upset over the past few years amid his handling of the COVID crisis, especially after it became clear that Fauci lied about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nih-confirms-funded-wuhan-gain-function-research-now-fauci-spend-5-years-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gain-of-function<\/a> virus research bankrolled by the National Institutes of Health, which likely caused the crisis in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>But at least to some extent, Fauci&rsquo;s desire for a security detail points to his own ego.<\/p>\n<p>Even members of Congress and the Supreme Court, who are still in government and are far more important than Fauci ever was, do not receive the same kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-abortion-protesters-target-amy-coney-barretts-house-apparent-violation-18-u-s-code-1507\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protection<\/a> as the longtime unelected bureaucrat.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci sincerely thought he could rule over the nation by divine fiat, even after those decrees from on high were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-finally-admits-everyone-already-knew-6-feet-covid-rule-humiliating-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">determined<\/a> to be completely divorced from scientific truth, and then ride off into the sunset with the pockets of his white lab coat stuffed with government cash.<\/p>\n<p>Now the taxpayer is finally starting to have the last word.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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For two years, he was protected by the U.S. Marshals Service, but recent reports indicate that this security detail has been disbanded. Instead, he was seen with a private security guard outside his Washington, D.C., home and walking alone in his neighborhood. Previously, he was often accompanied by multiple Marshals, especially during public appearances related to his memoir.<\/p>\n<p>According to a federal memo obtained by Open The Books, Fauci&#8217;s federally funded security detail cost taxpayers $15 million from January 2023 to September 2024 alone. With government funding now expired, it seems Fauci is paying for his own security services. He has an estimated net worth of $11 million and owns a home valued at around $2.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this wealth, Fauci receives approximately $414,000 annually from taxpayers through his federal pension\u2014more than President Joe Biden&#8217;s annual salary of $400,000\u2014allowing him to afford private security if desired.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci faced significant backlash during his handling of the COVID crisis and for misleading statements regarding gain-of-function research funded by the National Institutes of Health. His need for a personal security detail may reflect an inflated sense of self-importance; even members of Congress and Supreme Court justices do not receive similar protection despite their higher status in government.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it appears that taxpayer sentiment is shifting as they begin to voice their concerns over such expenditures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2383738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anthony-Fauci.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4434,32412,47424,37179],"class_list":["post-2383737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fauci","tag-government-spending","tag-security-detail","tag-tax-dollars"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anthony-Fauci.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383737"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383741,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383737\/revisions\/2383741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}