Fauci Fears Someone Could ‘Kill’ Him: ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have to Think About It, But It’s True’

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Dr. Anthony Fauci says he’s in fear that someone will “kill him” over his role in the Covid-era lockdowns as the then-director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

In a Wednesday interview with USA Today promoting his new book titled On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service, Fauci said he has a security team with him daily. Fauci claimed he feels safe, but feels “deep down” that he could be targeted.

“I still think deep down that there’s a possibility that somebody’s going to kill me,” he said. “So, that’s a possibility I wish I didn’t have to think about, but it’s true.”

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A West Virginia man was sentenced to three years in 2022 for emailing threats to Fauci about him and his family. The disease expert said he’s become the “target of people with extremist views.”

“One of the several unfortunate aspects of the outbreak was that it occurred at a time of profound divisiveness in our society,” he said, recalling multiple tense exchanges with then-President Donald Trump during the pandemic.

The doctor acknowledged the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and others sometimes “conveyed more certainty” than they actually had.

Fauci has also faced the wrath of Republican lawmakers, some of whom have argued he belongs behind bars.

“You just answer the question the best you can. You can’t let them push you around, but you don’t get into a silly fray,” he said.