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niyad

(113,302 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2020, 12:07 PM Apr 2020

Even if Dr. Fauci is fired from donnie bodybags task force, is he still head of NIAID?

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Even if Dr. Fauci is fired from donnie bodybags task force, is he still head of NIAID? (Original Post) niyad Apr 2020 OP

I humbly ask permission to use 'donnie bodybags'. Siwsan Apr 2020 #1

Permission granted, although I shamelessly lifted it from DU'er Blue Owl. niyad Apr 2020 #2

Trump can't fire Fauci from NIAID except for cause; Fauci isn't an appointed official. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #3

This is correct. He can't be fired from his day job. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #5

He is not a political appointee, so there would have to be cause to fire him from NIAID. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #4

He could still go on CNN and MSNBC daily. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #7

I Believe he would still have that job, as he is considered a government emplioyee, civil servant vsrazdem Apr 2020 #6

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)

1. I humbly ask permission to use 'donnie bodybags'.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 12:11 PM

Apr 2020

niyad

(113,302 posts)

2. Permission granted, although I shamelessly lifted it from DU'er Blue Owl.

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 12:14 PM

Apr 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,686 posts)

3. Trump can't fire Fauci from NIAID except for cause; Fauci isn't an appointed official.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 12:18 PM

Apr 2020

He could kick him off the task force, though, which would be stupid - but stupid is how His Lardship rolls.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

5. This is correct. He can't be fired from his day job.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 12:19 PM

Apr 2020

And I'm sure that makes Agolf Twitler furious.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)

4. He is not a political appointee, so there would have to be cause to fire him from NIAID.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 12:19 PM

Apr 2020

But he could certainly be effectively silenced if Trump wanted him out of the spotlight.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

7. He could still go on CNN and MSNBC daily.

Reply to Pacifist Patriot (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 12:21 PM

Apr 2020

Agolf can't keep Dr. Fauci from being sought out as a person of expertise.

vsrazdem

(2,177 posts)

6. I Believe he would still have that job, as he is considered a government emplioyee, civil servant