"Hatfill, however, suggested to The New York Times that there was a more sinister conspiracy at play: In a brief telephone interview, Dr. Hatfill said that was not true. He said he was ousted as part of a coup to overthrow Mr. Kennedy that he claimed was being organized by Matt Buckham, Mr. Kennedy's chief of staff, but did not explain why his ouster was evidence of the effort."
"As noted in the report, Hatfill was among Kennedy's allies within the HHS. He previously support Kennedy's controversial decision to gut funding for mRNA vaccine research. Hatfill's sudden departure was part of a continued staffing shakeup among health agencies under Kennedy's leadership. Former CDC chief Susan Monarez was notably fired over her opposition to Kennedy's vaccine mandate; and Kennedy recently cut more than 1,000 jobs from that same agency in October."
Steven Hatfill confirmed that he was fired from his HHS position and claimed the ouster was part of a coup to overthrow HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. An unnamed official said the firing resulted from Hatfill allegedly misrepresenting himself as a chief medical officer for the assistant secretary and failing to coordinate policymaking with leadership. Hatfill said Matt Buckham, the secretary's chief of staff, told him Kennedy wanted to go in a different direction; Hatfill refused to resign and was fired. Hatfill previously supported cutting mRNA vaccine research funding. The departure occurred amid broader staffing shakeups and CDC scrutiny under Kennedy, including mass job cuts and firings.
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