Under federal law, President Trump doesn't have the power to directly fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, a career civil servant, and remove him from government. The President does, however, have the power to sideline him. | Analysis by CNNPaul
"I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci, I've had for a long time," Trump said at the White House during a roundtable event honoring police officers."I find him to be a very nice person. I don't always agree with him."A senior administration official also told CNN on Monday that recent frustration with Fauci does not stem from a lack of confidence in him.
CNN: If Trump did attempt to remove Fauci, could you walk through what that would look like? Would you have to go through Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar?MS: The President of United States couldn't directly fire a career civil servant. They would have to go to someone in their chain of command.
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