Looks like he could have had he not
Posted on: March 21, 2023 at 21:08:44 CT
Sal CMSU
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surrounded himself with the swamp.
Under federal law, Trump doesn’t have the power to directly fire Fauci, a career civil servant, and remove him from government. And while Trump could try ordering his political appointees to dismiss the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci could appeal – a time-consuming process.
And Trump never really sidelined Fauci:
The President does, however, have the power to sideline Fauci, keeping him away from press briefings and media interviews – as has happened in recent weeks, though Fauci has proven adept at pushing his message through different channels.
Edited by Sal at 21:11:18 on 03/21/23