[Right_in_Virginia]

"Fauxi wasn’t a political appointee?” IIRC, he was a regular employee who “worked his way up” the career ladder over many decades.

Fauci was appointed Director of NIAID under Reagan in 1984 --- a position he held until the end of 2022.

[EVO X]

Fauci was appointed Director of NIAID under Reagan in 1984 --- a position he held until the end of 2022.

That is a long time to be a department head, way too long in my opinion. I spent some time in big organizations. Usually people are climbing the ladder or moving on to the next best thing.