Former NASCAR star Danica Patrick gave her stamp of approval to President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail.
In an Instagram story Friday night, Patrick shared a news story about Fauci losing the security detail with a quote from Trump, adding the caption, “Damn right.”
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) requested security for Fauci in 2020 to protect him from threats he received as the top health official and public spokesman during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that detail was pulled Thursday night.
“I think you know when you work for the government, at some point your security detail goes away and you know, you can’t have it forever,” Trump said of the decision. “We also took some of other people, but you can’t have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for the government.”
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Dr. Anthony Fauci (William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)
When asked if he would feel partially responsible if something were to happen to Fauci, Trump said he wouldn’t.
“No. You know, they’ve all made a lot of money. They can hire their own security,” Trump said. “I certainly wouldn’t take responsibility.”
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Patrick has been one of the more outspoken figures in his sport in support of Trump and the Republicans over the past year. She most recently suggested that it must be difficult for Californians to accept how their state is run after the government’s response to the LA wildfires.
After Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO and Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones said Wednesday crews have been struggling to maintain water pressure on the system, which allows water to be pushed into hydrants, Patrick responded with a post on X.
Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick speaks during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, at Lancaster Airport on Nov. 3, 2024, in Lititz, Pa. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“California has 840 miles of coastline and 3,000 lakes and reservoirs. Why don’t they have enough water to fix all the fires?” She wrote on X.
“At some point, I imagine it’s going to be hard for hardcore Cali lovers to accept the state of their state and how it’s run.”
She then wrote that it’s time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to resign, using the term “Newscum.”
In October, Patrick confirmed in an interview on “Jesse Watters Primetime” that she would cast her first ever vote for president in 2024, and it would be for Trump.
“It feels like voting for Donald Trump is like the voice of reason. It’s like the rational, reasonable choice,” Patrick Watters said.
Danica Patrick’s final race in the 2018 Indy 500. (Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Patrick added that she doesn’t understand why “MAGA” or Trump’s slogan of “Make America Great Again” is considered an “insult” to some.
“However, I feel most of all what this country could be if he comes into office, with all the great, brilliant people supporting him, I feel it can not only make America great again, but make America greater .than it ever was,” she said.
In the same interview, she expressed her belief that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports, which became a central campaign issue for Trump and the Republicans in 2024.
“It’s completely wrong,” Patrick said of transgender athletes being allowed to compete as women. “And this is coming from someone who was a woman who was basically in a man’s sport. A man is just different. Their hormones are different. Their bodies are different.”
