High-ranking departures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created apparent disarray after the White House abruptly announced the dismissal of CDC Director Susan Monarez. HHS initially posted on X that Monarez was no longer director, while her attorneys said she neither resigned nor was informed of a firing; the White House then said she had been terminated. Monarez was appointed by President Trump and sworn in by the Senate on July 31; her attorneys contend only the president can remove her. Attorneys accused HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of politicizing public health, and Monarez has said she will not resign.
In a post on the social media platform X earlier on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services initially announced that Monarez was no longer CDC director. Later that evening, Monarez's attorneys issued a statement that said she hadn't resigned or been told she'd been fired. White House spokesperson Kush Desai swiftly responded with a statement that said Monarez had been formally terminated.
The HHS and its leader, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have set their sights on weaponizing public health for political gain and putting millions of American lives at risk, wrote Monarez's attorneys in a post on X on Wednesday evening. When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda. For that, she has been targeted.
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