Fauci slammed Tucker Carlson, saying he 'triggers some of the crazies' to attack him and that it's 'ridiculous' that he needs personal security to protect him

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• Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious-diseases expert, gave an assessment of his vocal critic Tucker Carlson in an interview with The Washington Post on Friday.
• While Fauci said he is "not concerned about" what the Fox News host says about him, he said that Carlson's remarks often "triggers some of the crazies in society to start threatening me."
• Fauci was recently assigned personal security after receiving threats to his and his family's safety, which he said on Friday was "ridiculous."
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Dr. Anthony Fauci criticized Tucker Carlson on Friday, saying the Fox News host "triggers some of the crazies in society" to threaten him.

Fauci, the top US infectious-diseases expert on the White House coronavirus task force, made the comment in a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post's Geoff Edgers on Instagram Live.

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