What did Donald Trump do today?

He called attention to the fact that he was stripping security details from people he thinks of as political enemies.

Today, Trump leaked that he had revoked the security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci. This follows similar announcements earlier this week about John Bolton and Mike Pompeo. All three men worked in the Trump administration: Fauci as the point person for the COVID-19 response, Bolton as National Security Advisor, and Pompeo as Secretary of State. Trump regards all three as political enemies, and all three have been the target of death threats—Fauci from Trump's own supporters, and Bolton and Pompeo from the Iranian government.

The 84-year-old Fauci became an object of Trump's wrath when he was forced to publicly correct some of Trump's more ridiculous statements during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the moments of highest tension, Trump floated the prospect of phony miracle cures, confused vaccines with medicines, and—famously—wondered out loud if Americans might not be able to protect themselves by taking bleach or other household disinfectants.

Since then, Trump has tried to downplay Fauci's role, and run in the direction of people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose fringe views on health don't require him to correct Trump. But close Trump surrogates have publicly called for Fauci to be jailed for his role in what was, ultimately, Trump's deeply unpopular handling of the deadliest public health debacle in recent American history.

Trump made a point of confirming that Fauci was no longer receiving protection while speaking to reporters today. He also emphasized that if Fauci were attacked, he'd feel no responsibility.

"You can't have a security detail for the rest of your life because you worked for government," Trump added. Trump will receive a security detail for the rest of his life because he worked for government.

Why does this matter?

• This is called stochastic terrorism.