How much power did Fauci actually have to implement things? I think he took the wrong stance re. masks during the early stages (following the WHO's lead) but fo

How much power did Fauci actually have to implement things? I think he took the wrong stance re. masks during the early stages (following the WHO's lead) but for the rest, it looked more to me like he was threading the needle between supporting Trump's inanity and getting evicted by the same (thus ending any chance he might have had to influence policy).