Schumer demands RFK Jr. firing over CDC chaos

[riversedge]

Source: The hill


by Alexander Bolton - 08/29/25 10:15 AM ET

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Friday called on President Trump to fire Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, over the ouster of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez and several high-profile resignations.

The termination of Monarez and the resignation of other senior officials has sparked a maelstrom of controversy and a protest of hundreds of people outside the CDC’s Atlanta campus Thursday.


“Donald Trump knew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be a disastrous pick to lead health care in America and he nominated him anyway. Donald Trump made this mistake and now he must fire RFK Jr. immediately,” Schumer said in a statement

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“RFK Jr.’s stubborn, pigheaded, and conspiracy-based attacks on proven science are going to make many more people sick and cause more deaths. Americans are in greater danger every day Robert Kennedy Jr. remains as HHS Secretary,” Schumer said..................


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5477129-schumer-kennedy-cdc-monarez/

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[lostincalifornia]

1. unfortunately, because this congress confirmed him, only the sociopath in the WH can fire him.

[Ray Bruns]

2. And who confirmed him?

“Donald Trump knew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be a disastrous pick to lead health care in America and he nominated him anyway”

[maxsolomon]

3. Republicans.

Including several that knew better.

But that's the way Authoritarian Govts work.

[vapor2]

34. Especially Cassidy who is a freakin dr

16 states no longer providing CVS covid vaccines

[Behind the Aegis]

4. "Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell joined all 47 members of the Democratic Caucus in voting against the nomination."

How each senator voted on the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination

Schumer NY D No

[bucolic_frolic]

5. The truth is on our side but we're going to have to prove it at the polls. /nt

[sop]

6. The only thing Trump wants is chaos.

And to personally enrich himself.

[mdbl]

14. He also enjoys seeing people die

which is how his first time with COVID went.

[Raven123]

7. Sigh. I really wish Schumer was a better communicator

Hey Chuck, Try this:

In RFK Jr., Donald Trump nominated and the GOP controlled Senate confirmed an individual who is not only ignorant of the scientific process, but is hostile to it and to the advancements that have contributed to reducing morbidity and mortality from preventable diseases, most recently Covid-19. It is time for the President to correct this mistake, and protect the health and welfare of all Americans.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Did you miss this?!

“RFK Jr.’s stubborn, pigheaded, and conspiracy-based attacks on proven science are going to make many more people sick and cause more deaths. Americans are in greater danger every day Robert Kennedy Jr. remains as HHS Secretary,” Schumer said..................

“Donald Trump knew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be a disastrous pick to lead health care in America and he nominated him anyway. Donald Trump made this mistake and now he must fire RFK Jr. immediately,” Schumer said in a statement

[Raven123]

10. Sure did. Thanks for the info.

[ancianita]

11. Thanks! Much tougher in both word use and thought.

[sheshe2]

19. Thank you BtA!

[vanlassie]

27. Excellent communication.

[ancianita]

12. Meh. Sorry, Chuck's language was more hard hitting.

[William Seger]

15. And Democrats should repeat it as often as possible until it has some effect

Either the faux-king idiot hasn't considered the effects of an election-year issue being how many deaths RFK Jr is responsible for, or...

... or the faux-king dictator isn't worried about the elections.

[Raven123]

17. Nope. The GOP was complicit. Call them out.

[ancianita]

24. Nope. Not making the perfect the enemy of the Good. Schumer called out the exact right two guys.

[Volaris]

22. Ill see your bet and up the ante:

This position needs to be filled by someone who understands actual biology, and not by someone who knows what time Alex Jones' show starts everyday.

[dedl67]

9. Senator Bill Cassidy is largely responsible for RFK Jr being HHS Secretary

He should be leading the way to force this monster's resignation.

[ConstanceCee]

13. Contact Him

Call or write to Senator Cassidy asking him to undo this travesty. I think he is a thinking individual. Can they get RFK, Jr. for lying to Senate during his confirmation hearings?

[LuvLoogie]

16. I'm glad Chuck held his caucus together

unanimously against this confirmation.

[LilElf70]

18. Schumer likes to

fan the fire, then forget the fire extinguisher.

I don't dislike him, but he has been yelling and screaming for years now, with no one listening.

[ancianita]

26. "with no one listening." The Hill, The Washington Examiner, Forbes and MSNBC are listening. That's not no one.

even two months ago Schumer claimed RFK lied "once again"

[LilElf70]

31. By listening, I meant

to say "No one was listening AND ACTING upon his screaming. Another way to say it might be "No one is listening and actually doing something about his screaming."

To me, listening requires actually listening and acting upon that listening.

[ancianita]

33. Oh. I thought "listening" meant listening.

What would "acting upon" and "doing something" look like. Because one would be reasonable to think that within their government roles there are certain legal limits to what they can do to either the president or his cabinet officials.

What's with this always making the perfect the enemy of the good. It does no good. It just casts shade on your own elected Democratic leaders who daily go above and beyond doing the jobs they were elected to do.
NY keeps him in Congress for a reason. The country would be a lot worse off if we didn't have consistently Democratic voting states like CA, OR, WA, IL, NY and most of the northeast coast states.

[bronxiteforever]

20. Kick

[Sneederbunk]

21. I see a stern letter coming.

[MaineNative]

23. What about Kash?

He’s responsible for the death of those children.

[BWdem4life]

25. "Made this mistake"???

Jeezus Chuck.

[electric_blue68]

28. Much stronger language from Schumer. Good.

[red dog 1]

29. Schumer and all the other "Old Guard" Democrats in Congress need to retire & let the younger, vibrant Dems take over.

Like David Hogg, AOC & others.

Also, Gov. J.P. Pritzger, Gavin Newsom, and Senators. Mark Kelly, Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Alex Padilla, Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz, Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders.

Brain Worm Kennedy won't be removed as long as the GOP controls both houses of Congress.

Unless the Democratic Party gets its $HIT together by next year's midterms, nothing will change.

Stephen Miller, Pence, RFK Jr. & the rest of Shitler's Project 2025 fascist goons will continue to destroy the very foundation of this country.

[LiberalLovinLug]

30. 1000x

[cloudbase]

32. A person making demands should have a plan to

make those demands a reality, otherwise it's just meaningless talk, making future demands that much more laughable.