CDC WRAPUP: A White House spokesman emailed me at 9:30 p.m. to say that Susan Monarez, the CDC director, has been fired. This came after days of back-and-forth in which RFK Jr. tried to force her out and she refused. 4 other top CDC officials have quit. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
Donald Trump fired the senate-confirmed CDC Director.
That’s the lead.
^lede
Quite so ✅
As a reality TV show, it would be entertaining. As real life, it is a fucking catastrophe. What a clown show. Even clowns would be embarrassed to be associated with Trump.
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A humiliating national scandal in any other presidency
Hell, international. Solar systemic.
Not good. And… another woman leader gone.
I was able to schedule a new covid vaccine at one of the big chains in a couple weeks. I clicked the box that I have a serious (It didn't ask what), so we shall see if it actually happens.
And did you CHECK with Monarez and her counsel, or did you idiotically just run with the lie that the administration fed you? EH? Tell, us, @sherylnyt.bsky.social!
Still no reply from Monarez's attorneys in the article. This is contemptible, one-sided reporting from @sherylnyt.bsky.social. Just repulsive.
It was late. We will update now that there is comment.
Interesting. Firing by “the White House” or a spokesperson using the passive voice to say she “has been fired” isn’t quite the same as Trump officially firing her. Where is Trump? Why can’t they just put a piece of paper in front of him and tell him to sign it, the way they usually do?
Americans voted for this. Stop complaining.
Sorry no, MAGA is unamerican.
There sure is a lot of MAGA being elected to power by American voters for something you label as un-American.
Yeah, I heard trump cheats.
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Hire, fire, hire, fire, make them do ambassador then hire, fire. I am getting dizzy.
This administration will kill us
Yoo-hoo Sen. Cassidy MD, you OK with this?
Did the President fire her?
Hope nyt follows up to verify trump’s role in firing Given all his claims about the autopen
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Nope. It ain’t over till it’s over.
Glad you see this story that way Initial coverage in Post and then NYT including heds and alerts got over skis imo Trump works to evade being put inside any circle of imputability That's maybe a reason Dr Monarez is insisting that only the president can remove her
every harm - every crisis - every death belongs to Trump and silent/complicit #republicans 👿☠️ Never forget #Nov2026
We are a nation fucked
What's RFK Jr's plan. Make Gwyneth Paltrow chief?
Props to Monarez for standing up for science and trying to shield her staff. CDC owes her thanks.
Not an important job to protect Americans From a pandemic
What does Sen. Cassidy have to say?