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'An amateur who's not very good at this': Officials warn that RFK Jr. is dismantling the CDC - Deadline - MSNBC
Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha, New York Times Health, Policy and Politics reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and MSNBC contributor Ben Rhodes join Nicolle Wallace to discuss the latest in CDC Director's Susan Monarez attempted firing - and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.'s ongoing campaign to dismantle the agency in his long-standing quest against vaccines. - Aired on 08/28/2025.
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So he can't manipulate them. Remember his attacks on Dr. Fauci. If you look at his nominees, how many of those had he seen on television? He is not familiar with the best and brightest in this country and he feels threatened by them... 
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