She’s out…
The White House said Wednesday that Susan Monarez has been fired from her post as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after she refused to step down from the position.
The White House confirmed late Wednesday that Monarez was terminated after she declined to resign.
“As her attorney’s statement makes abundantly clear, Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement. “Since Susan Monarez refused to resign despite informing HHS leadership of her intent to do so, the White House has terminated Monarez from her position with the CDC.”
“As her attorney’s statement makes abundantly clear, Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement.
“Since Susan Monarez refused to resign despite informing [Department of Health and Human Services] leadership of her intent to do so, the White House has terminated Monarez from her position with the CDC,” Desai added.
According to The New York Times, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Monarez to resign or be fired on Monday over tensions around vaccine policy.
Hours after the news dropped, four senior CDC officials announced their resignations in emails to colleagues, citing the weaponization of public health agencies under Kennedy.
“For the good of the nation and the world, the science at CDC should never be censored or subject to political paused or interpretations. Vaccines save lives — this is an indisputable, well-established, scientific fact,” wrote CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry in her resignation letter.
“Recently, the overstating of risks and the rise of misinformation have cost lives, as demonstrated by the highest number of U.S. measles cases in 30 years and the violent attack on our agency.”
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