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The Current Situation at the CDC is Completely Bonkers [View all]
Trump nominated Susan Monarez to head the CDC. She was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on July 31. Yes, 30 days ago.
On Monday, RFK Jr. summoned her to his office and told her to fire a bunch of top staff and accept the findings of his wackadoodle vaccine panel. She told him to kick rocks.
So he "fired" her. But she says he can't fire her; only the President can.
So WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt today says that Trump fired her, or the White House fired her - it's unclear. But Monarez says that Trump hasn't!
And, at this point (4pm EDT on Thursday, August 28), Trump has not been heard from on this matter!
What in the absolute world?!? The chaos is beyond even the usual for this bunch. And where's Trump?
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