In an opinion piece published Tuesday afternoon, Kennedy said President Donald Trump asked him to restore public trust in the CDC and “return the CDC to its core mission” of fighting communicable diseases.
“The path forward is clear: Restore the CDC’s focus on infectious disease, invest in innovation, and rebuild trust through integrity and transparency,” Kennedy wrote in his Wall Street Journal op-ed on Tuesday.
Kennedy’s article comes after a tumultuous week at the CDC in which the director of the agency, Susan Monarez, was fired ostensibly for not complying with Kennedy’s directive to fire her lower-level leadership. Following Monarez’s termination, four other high-ranking CDC officials resigned, citing dictatorial leadership from Kennedy and his office.
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Multiple reports confirmed that Monarez and the CDC leaders who
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