Sen. James Lankford defends CDC chief firing: ‘You’ve got to be able to follow the instructions’

A Paroxysm Is Coming. Trump and RFK Jr. Have Broken the CDC, and Once Again, People Will Die

Republished with permission from Lucian K. Truscott IV Lost in the shuffle last week during the firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez and four of the top officials at the agency is the fact that the Trump budget for next year will completely eliminate the division of the CDC devoted to outbreaks of disease around the world. Do you remember the panic back in 2013 and 2014 over the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, principally in Guinea, Sierra Leone …

Sen. James Lankford defends CDC chief firing: ‘You’ve got to be able to follow the instructions’

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) defends the Trump administration’s firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, who refused to resign under pressure.