WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has pulled federal security protection for former top U.S. health official Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Fauci, who served as the nation's top infectious disease official during the COVID-19 pandemic, was provided security under the National Institutes of Health, according tO CNN, which earlier reported the move.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Nandita Bose; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)