Schumer demands RFK Jr. firing over CDC chaos
Source: The hill
by Alexander Bolton - 08/29/25 10:15 AM ET
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Friday called on President Trump to fire Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, over the ouster of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez and several high-profile resignations.
The termination of Monarez and the resignation of other senior officials has sparked a maelstrom of controversy and a protest of hundreds of people outside the CDCs Atlanta campus Thursday.
Donald Trump knew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be a disastrous pick to lead health care in America and he nominated him anyway. Donald Trump made this mistake and now he must fire RFK Jr. immediately, Schumer said in a statement
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RFK Jr.s stubborn, pigheaded, and conspiracy-based attacks on proven science are going to make many more people sick and cause more deaths. Americans are in greater danger every day Robert Kennedy Jr. remains as HHS Secretary, Schumer said..................
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5477129-schumer-kennedy-cdc-monarez/
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lostincalifornia
(4,561 posts)Ray Bruns
(5,624 posts)Donald Trump knew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be a disastrous pick to lead health care in America and he nominated him anyway
maxsolomon
(37,426 posts)Including several that knew better.
But that's the way Authoritarian Govts work.
vapor2
(3,158 posts)16 states no longer providing CVS covid vaccines
Behind the Aegis
(55,656 posts)bucolic_frolic
(52,518 posts)sop
(16,213 posts)And to personally enrich himself.
mdbl
(7,449 posts)which is how his first time with COVID went.
Raven123
(7,091 posts)Hey Chuck, Try this:
In RFK Jr., Donald Trump nominated and the GOP controlled Senate confirmed an individual who is not only ignorant of the scientific process, but is hostile to it and to the advancements that have contributed to reducing morbidity and mortality from preventable diseases, most recently Covid-19. It is time for the President to correct this mistake, and protect the health and welfare of all Americans.
Behind the Aegis
(55,656 posts)Donald Trump knew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be a disastrous pick to lead health care in America and he nominated him anyway. Donald Trump made this mistake and now he must fire RFK Jr. immediately, Schumer said in a statement
Raven123
(7,091 posts)ancianita
(42,019 posts)sheshe2
(94,040 posts)vanlassie
(6,148 posts)ancianita
(42,019 posts)William Seger
(11,835 posts)Either the faux-king idiot hasn't considered the effects of an election-year issue being how many deaths RFK Jr is responsible for, or...
... or the faux-king dictator isn't worried about the elections.
Raven123
(7,091 posts)ancianita
(42,019 posts)Volaris
(11,080 posts)This position needs to be filled by someone who understands actual biology, and not by someone who knows what time Alex Jones' show starts everyday.
dedl67
(93 posts)He should be leading the way to force this monster's resignation.
ConstanceCee
(363 posts)Call or write to Senator Cassidy asking him to undo this travesty. I think he is a thinking individual. Can they get RFK, Jr. for lying to Senate during his confirmation hearings?
LuvLoogie
(8,284 posts)unanimously against this confirmation.
LilElf70
(1,108 posts)fan the fire, then forget the fire extinguisher.
I don't dislike him, but he has been yelling and screaming for years now, with no one listening.
ancianita
(42,019 posts)even two months ago Schumer claimed RFK lied "once again"
LilElf70
(1,108 posts)to say "No one was listening AND ACTING upon his screaming. Another way to say it might be "No one is listening and actually doing something about his screaming."
To me, listening requires actually listening and acting upon that listening.
ancianita
(42,019 posts)What would "acting upon" and "doing something" look like. Because one would be reasonable to think that within their government roles there are certain legal limits to what they can do to either the president or his cabinet officials.
What's with this always making the perfect the enemy of the good. It does no good. It just casts shade on your own elected Democratic leaders who daily go above and beyond doing the jobs they were elected to do.
NY keeps him in Congress for a reason. The country would be a lot worse off if we didn't have consistently Democratic voting states like CA, OR, WA, IL, NY and most of the northeast coast states.
bronxiteforever
(10,792 posts)Sneederbunk
(16,845 posts)MaineNative
(54 posts)Hes responsible for the death of those children.
BWdem4life
(2,764 posts)Jeezus Chuck.
electric_blue68
(24,041 posts)red dog 1
(31,904 posts)Like David Hogg, AOC & others.
Also, Gov. J.P. Pritzger, Gavin Newsom, and Senators. Mark Kelly, Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Alex Padilla, Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz, Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders.
Brain Worm Kennedy won't be removed as long as the GOP controls both houses of Congress.
Unless the Democratic Party gets its $HIT together by next year's midterms, nothing will change.
Stephen Miller, Pence, RFK Jr. & the rest of Shitler's Project 2025 fascist goons will continue to destroy the very foundation of this country.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,521 posts)cloudbase
(6,072 posts)make those demands a reality, otherwise it's just meaningless talk, making future demands that much more laughable.