Fauci Museum Exhibit Funding Canceled: DOGE

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled a museum exhibit for Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on Friday.

Newsweek reached out to Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) via email for comment on Friday.

Why It Matters

Fauci was a prominent figure advising the Trump administration in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. He later served as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser from January 2021 to December 2022.

But Republicans have fiercely criticized Fauci, particularly allies of Trump, claiming, in part, that the infectious disease expert tried to suppress information about the origins of COVID-19. Fauci denied the claims, calling some accusations "simply preposterous." Some have even said he should be prosecuted, including Musk who wrote on social media in 2022, "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci."

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