Susan Monarez was hand-picked by President Donald Trump in March to serve as CDC director and later clashed with HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Monarez was fired after refusing to resign and is now refusing to leave her post. Her attorneys say she refused to rubber-stamp unscientific directives and to fire dedicated health experts, prioritizing public protection over a political agenda. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monarez was not aligned with the president's mission, that she initially agreed to resign then refused, and that the president lawfully fired her. A replacement will be named soon and the White House vows to restore CDC trust and accountability.
her lawyer's statements made it abundantly clear themselves that she was not aligned with the president's mission to make America healthy again. Leavitt continued: And the secretary asked her to resign. She said she would. Then she said she wouldn't, so the president fired her which he has every right to do. It was President Trump who was overwhelmingly reelected on November 5.
And the president and secretary Kennedy are committed to restoring trust, transparency and credibility to the CDC by ensuring their leadership and their decisions are more public facing, more accountable, strengthening our public health system and restoring it to its core mission of protecting Americans from commutable diseases, investing in innovation to prevent, detect and respond to future threats. That's the mission of the CDC and we are going to make sure folks in positions of leadership there are aligned with that mission.
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