Susan Monarez, director of the nation's top public health agency, was terminated after less than one month in the role. A White House spokesman said she was not "aligned with" the president's agenda and refused to resign. Monarez's lawyers said she was targeted for refusing to rubber-stamp unscientific directives and for protecting public health experts. At least four senior CDC officials resigned, citing planned budget cuts, reorganization, and firings that cripple the agency. Lawyers warned of systematic dismantling of public health institutions, silencing of experts, and dangerous politicization of science that undermines evidence-based systems.
Susan Monarez isn't "aligned with" President Donald Trump's agenda and refused to resign, so the White House terminated her, spokesman Kush Desai said Wednesday night.
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," attorneys Mark Zaid and Abbe David Lowell wrote in a statement.
This is not about one official. It is about the systematic dismantling of public health institutions, the silencing of experts, and the dangerous politicization of science. The attack on Dr. Monarez is a warning to every American: our evidence-based systems are being undermined from within," they said.
"I am committed to protecting the public's health, but the ongoing changes prevent me from continuing in my job as a leader of the agency,"
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