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Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy


Anthony Fauci, the former public health lead opens up on serving under Trump, what dangers America faces right now, and what keeps him up at night.

As a federal official—who spent the last 38 of those years as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)—discretion was required when it came to internal conflicts and any criticism of his White House bosses. But having left government in 2022, Doctor Fauci, who was both lionized and vilified as the nation’s spokesperson during the Covid crisis, is free to speak in his own voice about his personal experiences. In that lane, George Bush did something which was historic, in that he allowed me and encouraged me to put together the architecture for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program, which after 20 years, has been responsible for saving 25 million lives.

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