The White House says the director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned, saying President Donald Trump's administration is putting politics in the way of keeping Americans safe.

Susan Monarez isn’t “aligned with” Trump’s agenda and refused to resign, so the White House terminated her, spokesman Kush Desai said Wednesday night. Her lawyers say she's being targeted for standing up for science, and won't leave unless the president himself fires her, which is the legal process for a Senate-confirmed officer.

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