(CNN) In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Antony Fauci has rapidly become America's security blanket.

The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci's blunt, fact-based approach to the crisis -- as a member of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force -- has been a refreshing alternative to the President's tendency to exaggerate and bluster in the now-daily press conferences on the virus and its spread.

But there are signs everywhere you look that Fauci's days as a high-profile member of the task force may well be numbered.

Let's start here. We know that Trump doesn't like any star to shine brighter than his. The more TV you do, the more the press writes positive things about you, the more Trump begins to turn on you.